n.
- an implement consisting of a small, shallow oval or round bowl on a long handle, used for eating, stirring, and serving food.
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(spoons)
a pair of spoons held in the hand and beaten together rhythmically as a percussion instrument.
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(also spoon bait)
a fishing lure designed to wobble when pulled through the water.
- an oar with a broad curved blade.
v.
- transfer with a spoon.
- informal, dated (of two people) behave in an amorous way.
▸lie close together sideways and front to back, so as to fit together like spoons.
- hit (a ball) up into the air with a soft or weak stroke.
Derivative
- spooner n.
- spoonful n.
(pl. spoonfuls)
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Etymology
OE spōn ‘chip of wood’, of Gmc origin; rel. to Ger. Span ‘shaving’.