[leyd-l] 
noun, verb, -dled, -dling.| 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. |
| 3. | to dip or convey with or as if with a ladle: to ladle soup into bowls. |
| la·dle (lād'l) n. A long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving liquids. tr.v. la·dled, la·dling, la·dles To lift out or serve with a long-handled spoon. [Middle English, from Old English hlædel, from hladan, to draw out, lade.] la'dler n. |
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