punch bowl

noun

: a large bowl from which a beverage (such as punch) is served

Examples of punch bowl in a Sentence

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If serving in a punch bowl, transfer contents to a punch bowl. The View, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024 Why not get out your punch bowl and mix up a dreamy batch? Jeanne Lyons Davis, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024 The punch bowl becomes a smoking cauldron with the addition of dry ice. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024 Mix punch ingredients: Spoon pumpkin into a punch bowl and sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice. Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for punch bowl 

Word History

First Known Use

1675, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of punch bowl was in 1675

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“Punch bowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch%20bowl. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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