LADLE


Meaning of LADLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈleɪdl ]

n. & v. --n. 1 a large long-handled spoon with a cup-shaped bowl used for serving esp. soups and gravy. 2 a vessel for transporting molten metal in a foundry. --v.tr. (often foll. by out) transfer (liquid) from one receptacle to another. øladle out distribute, esp. lavishly. øøladleful n. (pl. -fuls). ladler n. [OE hlódel f. hladan LADE]

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