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
An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.
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
Origin of Ladle
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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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