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Spoon
/spuːn/
A tool used for eating or serving food, characterized by a shallow bowl and a handle.
Synonyms:
ladle
scoop
utensil
Antonyms:
fork
knife
Examples:
H
e emptied a bowl of soup.
The cook threw more things - plates, cups,
spoons
.
'Egg 'n'
Spoon
.'
Etymology:
The word
spoon
comes from the Old English
spōn
meaning a chip or splinter of wood. It evolved into a utensil reference by the 14th century.
Usage Statistics:
22 mentions per 1 million words
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