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ladle
"large, long-handled spoon for deawing liquids," O.E.
hlędel,
from
hladan
"to load" (see
lade
) +
-le,
suffix expressing "appliance, tool" (cf.
shovel
). The verb is first recorded 1520s. Related:
Ladled
.
