4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Ladle \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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Founding) A vessel to carry liquid metal from the furnace to the mold. [1913 Webster] 3. The float of a mill wheel; -- called also {ladle board}. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] {Ladle wood} (Bot.), the wood of a South African tree ({Cassine Colpoon}), used for carving. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Ladle \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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: ladle n : a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; used to transfer liquids v 1: put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle; "ladle soup into the bowl" 2: remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl" [syn: {lade}, {laden}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 24 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
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