sugar bowl

[ shoog-er bohl ]

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.

Origin of sugar bowl

1
An Americanism dating back to 1765–75

Words Nearby sugar bowl

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How to use sugar bowl in a sentence

  • Observing the child craning his neck to see the inscription on the sugar-bowl, she turned it towards him.

    The Open Question | Elizabeth Robins
  • He wears his London frock coat and gloves; and his tall silk hat is on the table beside the sugar bowl.

    You Never Can Tell | George Bernard Shaw