ladle
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l noun
1.
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
2.
Metallurgy. a bucketlike, refractory-lined container for transferring molten metal.
verb (used with object)
3.
to dip or convey with or as if with a ladle: to ladle soup into bowls.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a long-handled spoon having a deep bowl for serving or transferring liquids: a soup ladle |
| 2. | a large bucket-shaped container for transferring molten metal |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to lift or serve out with or as if with a ladle |
| [Old English hlædel, from hladan to draw out] | |
| 'ladleful | |
| —n | |
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Ladle
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Word Origin & History
ladle
"large, long-handled spoon for deawing liquids," O.E. hlædel, from hladan "to load" (see lade) + -le, suffix expressing "appliance, tool" (cf. shovel). The verb is first recorded 1520s. Related: Ladled.
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Example sentences
Use a utensil with a handle such as a scoop or ladle to dispense ice.
At this time the ladle preheat, burners are maintained at low-fire position.
Use a ladle or the stirring paddle to scoop hot water into the pouch to remove the residual extract.
Ladle more pea sauce around the vegetables, and then drizzle the shrimp sauce over the fish and around the edge of the plate.
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