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ladle
ladle
/ˈleɪ dəl/
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a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids…
ladle meaning(s)
- (n) a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
- (v) put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
- (v) remove with or as if with a ladle
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ladle usage(s)
- From mold to mold the ladle hastens, filling each with its white-hot content.
- It took Brisbon less than one year to kill again, this time stabbing a fellow inmate at Stateville Correctional Center with the sharpened handle of a soup ladle.
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