ladleful

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

Origin: ME ladel < OE hlædel, a ladle: see lade

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