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tablespoon definition

table·spoon (tā′bəl spo̵̅o̅n′)

noun

    1. a large spoon used for serving at table
    2. soupspoon
  2. a spoon used as a measuring unit in cookery, equal to about half a fluid ounce or 3 teaspoons: abbrev. tbs or tbsp
  3. tablespoonful

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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