Ladle Definition

lādl
ladled, ladles, ladling
noun
ladles
A long-handled spoon with a relatively large, deep bowl, for dipping out liquids.
Webster's New World
Any similar device, as a large container for carrying and pouring molten metal.
Webster's New World

The float of a mill wheel; a ladle board.

Wiktionary

An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary
verb
ladled, ladles, ladling
To dip out or serve with or as with a ladle.
Webster's New World
To lift out and carry in a ladle.
Webster's New World
To distribute generously.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Ladle

Noun

Singular:
ladle
Plural:
ladles

Origin of Ladle

  • From Middle English ladel, from Old English hlædel, derived from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną (“to load”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂- (“to put, lay out”), same source as Lithuanian kloti (“to spread”), equivalent to lade + -le (“agent suffix”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English hlædel from hladan to draw out, lade

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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