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dessertspoon
/ dɪˈzɜːtˌspuːn /
noun
- a spoon intermediate in size between a tablespoon and a teaspoon
Word History and Origins
Origin of dessertspoon1
Example Sentences
New Zealand's Harold Nelson had been advised not to drink 24 hours before the race, and to eat a dessertspoon of honey in order to soak up all the liquid in his stomach.
Now pound this in a stone-made mortar to a smooth powder, and bottle it, well corked, and use for Brown Curries, a dessertspoon to a pound, with sliced onions, milk or gravy, and lemon juice.
Shape like eggs, with two dessertspoons and a knife dipped in hot water.
If you wish to color it, you can put in a dessertspoon of burnt sugar.
To a medium sized pumpkin put one ounce cloves and about a dessertspoon of ginger or as much as will taste; let it boil until the pumpkin is quite soft.
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