English Explanatory Dictionary

ladle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle.
  2. A container used in a foundry or steel mill to transport and pour out molten metal.
  3. The float or paddle on a mill wheel.
  4. An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.
  5. A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot.
verb
  1. To pour or serve something with a ladle.

Pronunciation

/ˈleɪ.dəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ladle.wav

Word forms

ladle ladles ladling ladled

Etymology

From Middle English ladel, from Old English hlædel, derived from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną (“to load”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂- (“to put, lay out”), same source as Lithuanian kloti (“to spread”), equivalent to lade + -le (“agent suffix”).

Synonyms

dipper ladle board

Derived words

beladle bull ladle frying ladle ladleful ladle furnace ladleman ladler spoodle toddy ladle
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