sugar bowl

American  

[shoog-er bohl] / ˈʃʊg ər ˌboʊl /

noun

1. a small bowl, usually having a cover, for serving granulated sugar or sugar cubes.

2. Slang. the community of people who sugar date.

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Etymology

Origin of sugar bowl

An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Example Sentences

Based on your identification, explain if cubes of sugar can be stored in a sugar bowl by creating a diagram similar to Figure 6.10.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Behind it, the art gallery displays an exhibit focused on people’s relationships to meaningful objects, featuring photographs of items such as a copy of “Muppet Treasure Island” on VHS and a great-grandmother’s sugar bowl.

From Washington Times • Jan. 28, 2021

“All of this was $115,” wrote one shopper on Instagram beneath a photo of a nonstick pan, two silicon-and-wood utensils, a serving plate, a sugar bowl, and three Dutch ovens.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2018

So, instead of hitting up Williams-Sonoma or Guitar Center, you can sign up for a class and learn to make a maple wood serving spoon, a creamer and sugar bowl set or a ukulele.

From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2018

Henry pushed the sugar bowl toward her and brought it back.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee