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ladle
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As a noun, ladle means a deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle. As a verb, it means pour or serve something with a ladle.
Meanings of ladle
8 meaningsnoun
A deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle.
metallurgyA container used in a foundry to transport and pour out molten metal.
The float of a mill wheel; a ladle board.
An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.
A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot.
A spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
verb
To pour or serve something with a ladle.
“One worker ladled molten steel into the shot sleeve.”
“The host ladled the soup into her guests' bowls.”
Put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
“ladle soup into the bowl”
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).