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ladle

ladle [ láyd'l ]


noun  (plural ladles)
Definition:
 
long spoon with deep bowl: a spoon with a long handle and a deep bowl, used to serve soup and other liquids



transitive verb  (3rd person present singular ladles, present participle ladling, past and past participle ladled)
Definition:
 
serve food with ladle: to serve food such as soup onto a plate using a ladle

[ Old English hlædel< hladan (see lade1)]
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