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fish·bowl
/
ˈfɪʃˌboʊl
/
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[
fish
-bohl
]
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noun
1.
a glass
bowl
for goldfish, snails, etc.
2.
a place,
job
, or condition in
which
one's activities are open to public view or scrutiny.
Also,
fish bowl.
Origin:
1905–10;
fish
+
bowl
1
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fishbowl
(ˈfɪʃˌbəʊl)
—
n
another name for
goldfish bowl
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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