ladle.
A deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle.
Meaning & usage
A deep-bowled spoonlike utensil with a long, usually curved, handle.
A container used in a foundry or steel mill to transport and pour out molten metal.
The float or paddle on a mill wheel.
An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.
A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot.
Where this word comes from
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”).
To pour or serve something with a ladle.
One worker ladled molten steel into the shot sleeve.
The host ladled the soup into her guests' bowls.
Where this word comes from
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”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.