[la.dle] n [ME ladel, fr. OE hlaedel, fr. hladan] (bef. 12c) 1: a deep-bowled long-handled spoon used esp. for dipping up and conveying liquids
2: something resembling a ladle in form or function
[2]ladle vt la.dled ; la.dling (1525): to take up and convey in or as if in a ladle