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ladle

noun

  1. a long-handled, cuplike spoon for dipping out liquids
  2. any similar device, as a large container for carrying and pouring molten metal

transitive verb ladled, ladling

  1. to dip out or serve with or as with a ladle
  2. to lift out and carry in a ladle
  3. Informal to distribute generously: with out

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