ladle

[ leyd-l ]
/ ˈleɪd l /

noun

a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
Metallurgy. a bucketlike, refractory-lined container for transferring molten metal.

verb (used with object), la·dled, la·dling.

to dip or convey with or as if with a ladle: to ladle soup into bowls.

Origin of ladle

before 1000; Middle English ladel, Old English hlædel. See lade, -le

OTHER WORDS FROM ladle

la·dler, noun un·la·dled, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for ladle

ladle
/ (ˈleɪdəl) /

noun

a long-handled spoon having a deep bowl for serving or transferring liquids a soup ladle
a large bucket-shaped container for transferring molten metal

verb

(tr) to lift or serve out with or as if with a ladle

Derived forms of ladle

ladleful, noun

Word Origin for ladle

Old English hlædel, from hladan to draw out