About The Word Ladle
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Ladle
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What's The Definition Of Ladle?
[n] a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; used to transfer liquids
[v] remove with or as if with a ladle; of liquids [v] put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle; "ladle soup into the bowl" Synonyms | Synonyms for Ladle: lade | laden Related Terms | Find terms related to Ladle: bail | bucket | calabash | cup | decant | dip | dipper | dish | dish out | dish up | fork | gourd | labis | lade | pour | scoop | shovel | soupspoon | spade | spatula | spoon | tablespoon | teaspoon | trowel See Also | dipper | grip | handgrip | handle | hold | lay | place | pose | position | put | remove | scoop | set | slop | soup ladle | take | take away | vessel | withdraw Ladle In Webster's Dictionary \La"dle\, n. [AS. hl[ae]del, fr. hladan to load, drain.
See {Lade}, v. t.]
1. A cuplike spoon, often of large size, with a long handle,
used in lading or dipping.
When the materials of glass have been kept long in
fusion, the mixture casts up the superfluous salt,
which the workmen take off with ladles. --Boyle.
2. (Founding) A vessel to carry liquid metal from the furnace
to the mold.
3. The float of a mill wheel; -- called also {ladle board}.
4. (Gun.)
(a) An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.
(b) A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for
carrying shot.
{Ladle wood} (Bot.), the wood of a South African tree
({Cassine Colpoon}), used for carving.
\La"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ladled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ladling}.] To take up and convey in a ladle; to dip with, or as with, a ladle; as, to ladle out soup; to ladle oatmeal into a kettle. |
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