Associations to the word «Ladle»

Wiktionary

LADLE, noun. A deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle.
LADLE, noun. A container used in a foundry to transport and pour out molten metal.
LADLE, noun. The float of a mill wheel; a ladle board.
LADLE, noun. An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.
LADLE, noun. A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot.
LADLE, verb. (transitive) to serve something with a ladle

Dictionary definition

LADLE, noun. A spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another.
LADLE, verb. Put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle; "ladle soup into the bowl".
LADLE, verb. Remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl".

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