(Homonym: bole, boll).
1. A small round container that is open at the top for holding tobacco; SYN. pipe bowl.
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2. A wooden ball (with flattened sides) used in the game of bowls.
3. Round and open at the top for holding liquids.
4. Round and open at the top for serving foods.
5. The quantity contained in a bowl; SYN. bowlful.
ETYM AS. disc, Latin discus dish, disc, quoit, from Greek diskos quoit, from dikein to throw. Related to Dais, Desk, Disc, Discus.
1. A piece of dishware normally used for holding or serving food.
2. A particular item of prepared food.
3. The quantity that a dish will hold; SYN. dishful.