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Synonyms for ladle

Grammar : Noun
Spell : leyd-l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈleɪd l


Définition of ladle

Origin :
  • "large, long-handled spoon for drawing liquids," Old English hlædel "ladle," from hladan "to load" (see lade) + -le, suffix expressing "appliance, tool" (cf. shovel, handle, thimble). The verb is first recorded 1520s, from the noun. Related: Ladled; ladling.
  • noun scoop
Example sentences :
  • Drop the dumplings into it with a ladle, and let them boil an hour.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Squeeze and press it hard with the ladle, to get out all that remains of the milk.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • The ladle, in the same shape as the cups, is also marked by Warner.
  • Extract from : « Presentation Pieces in the Museum of History and Technology » by Margaret Brown Klapthor
  • When everything is ready, fill the ladle and pour the lead into one of the grooves.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • Have the ladle with which you dip up the melted lead quite dry.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • She paused as though transfixed, her ladle poised in the air.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • "Hold a minute," interposed the kettle, as Maidwa was about to dip in his ladle.
  • Extract from : « The Indian Fairy Book » by Cornelius Mathews
  • They used to run their bullets, which were round, by melting lead in a ladle in the stove.
  • Extract from : « Old Rail Fence Corners » by Various
  • But it was hard to cut a ladle for the long, tapered chamber.
  • Extract from : « Artillery Through the Ages » by Albert Manucy
  • When his ladle hit the mouth of the chamber, he thought he was at the bottom of the bore!
  • Extract from : « Artillery Through the Ages » by Albert Manucy

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