Tablespoon

//ˈteɪbəlˌspuːn// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl. Canada, US

    "Their eggs were deposited on a few bits of straw, and great caution was necessary in attempting to procure them, as the slightest touch crumbled their frail tenement into dust. By means of a tablespoon, I was enabled to procure many of them."

  2. 2
    a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving wordnet
  3. 3
    A spoon too large for eating, usually used for cooking or serving. Australia, New-Zealand, Northern-UK
  4. 4
    as much as a tablespoon will hold wordnet
  5. 5
    A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or one half fluid ounce or roughly 15 ml; in Britain and Canada: exactly 15 ml; in Russia 18 ml; in Australia: four teaspoons or 20 ml.

    "1995 May 22, Salad Recipes, New York, page 51, Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a nonstick skillet until hot and quickly saute the goat-cheese buttons on both sides until brown."

Etymology

From table + spoon.

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