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finger bowl

noun

  1. a small bowl to hold water for rinsing the fingers at table.


finger bowl

noun

  1. a small bowl filled with water for rinsing the fingers at the table after a meal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of finger bowl1

First recorded in 1855–60

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