ladle
noun
[ ˈleɪd(ə)l ]
• a large long-handled spoon with a cup-shaped bowl, used for serving soup or sauce.
• "she dipped the ladle into the casserole dish"
ladle
verb
• serve (soup, stew, or sauce) with a ladle.
• "she ladled out onion soup"
Similar:
spoon out,
scoop out,
dish up/out,
serve,
bail out,
Origin:
Old English hlædel, from hladan (see lade1).
