Definitions for ladleˈleɪd l

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

la•dleˈleɪd l(n.; v.)-dled, -dling.

  1. (n.)a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.

  2. a bucketlike, refractory-lined container for transferring molten metal.

    Category: Metallurgy

  3. (v.t.)to dip or convey with or as if with a ladle:

    to ladle soup into bowls.

Origin of ladle:

bef. 1000; ME; OE hlædel. See lade , -le

la′dler(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ladle(verb)

    a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another

  2. ladle(verb)

    put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle

    "ladle soup into the bowl"

  3. ladle, lade, laden(verb)

    remove with or as if with a ladle

    "ladle the water out of the bowl"

Wiktionary

  1. ladle(Noun)

    A deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle.

  2. ladle(Noun)

    A container used in a foundry to transport and pour out molten metal

  3. ladle(Verb)

    to serve something with a ladle

  4. Origin: From ladel, from hlædel\

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ladle(verb)

    a cuplike spoon, often of large size, with a long handle, used in lading or dipping

  2. Ladle(verb)

    a vessel to carry liquid metal from the furnace to the mold

  3. Ladle(verb)

    the float of a mill wheel; -- called also ladle board

  4. Ladle(verb)

    an instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon

  5. Ladle(verb)

    a ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot

  6. Ladle(verb)

    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


Translations for ladle

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

ladle(noun)

a bowl-like spoon with a long handle fixed to it at right angles, for lifting out liquid from a container

a soup ladle.

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