slop bowl
One of the four components of the traditional tea set. Tea drinkers emptied their unwanted, cold tea into the slop bowl before refilling their cups with fresh, hot tea.
noun
A roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
As much as is held by a bowl.
You can’t have any more soup – you’ve had three bowls already.
A dish comprising a mix of different foods, not all of which need be cooked, served in a bowl.
This restaurant offers a number of different bowls.
poke bowl
A haircut in which straight hair is cut at an even height around the edges, forming a bowl shape.
The round hollow part of anything.
Direct the cleaning fluid around the toilet bowl and under the rim.
noun
The ball rolled by players in the game of lawn bowls.
The action of bowling a ball.
verb
To roll or throw (a ball) in the correct manner in cricket and similar games and sports.
Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel, / And bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven.
To throw the ball (in cricket and similar games and sports).
To play bowling or a similar game.
To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels.
We were bowled rapidly along the road.
On busy days, they also may be seen bowling along the Brighton main line, north of Keymer Junction, with a relief Newhaven boat express, […].
To pelt or strike with anything rolled.
Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth, / And bowled to death with turnips.