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ladle

US/ˈleɪ.dəl/ uncommon
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; used to transfer liquids

verb

1.

put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle

  • “ladle soup into the bowl”
2.

remove with or as if with a ladle

  • “ladle the water out of the bowl”
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Origin

From Middle English ladel, from Old English hlædel, derived from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną (“to load”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂- (“to put, lay out”), same source as Lithuanian kloti (“to spread”), equivalent to lade + -le (“agent suffix”).

Phrases

  • bull ladle
  • frying ladle
  • ladle furnace
  • toddy ladle

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