SPOON


Meaning of SPOON in English

I. ˈspün noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English spōn splinter, chip; akin to Old High German spān splinter, chip

Date: 14th century

1. : an eating or cooking implement consisting of a small shallow bowl with a relatively long handle

2. : something (as a tool or fishing lure) that resembles a spoon in shape

II. verb

Date: 1715

transitive verb

: to take up and usually transfer in a spoon

intransitive verb

[perhaps from the Welsh custom of an engaged man's presenting his fiancée with an elaborately carved wooden spoon]

: to make love by caressing, kissing, and talking amorously : neck

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.