punch bowl

noun

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

Examples of punch bowl in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Layer one-third of the cake cubes (about 4 1/2 cups) in a 16-cup glass punch bowl or trifle dish. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 13 July 2026

Back then, everyone would drink from the same punch bowl rim. — Brooke Barbier, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Freeze citrus slices into an ice ring the night before and the punch bowl becomes a centerpiece on its own. — Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026

Soon, people are dunking his head into a series of punch bowls. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1675, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for punch bowl

• bankroll
• bedroll
• borehole
• cajole
• catchpole
• charcoal
• condole
• control
• dipole
• downhole
• enroll
• extol