ladle

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ladle/ˈleɪdl/

▶noun

• 1 a large long-handled spoon with a cup-shaped bowl, used for serving soup or sauce.

• 2 a container for transporting molten metal in a foundry.

▶verb

• 1 serve with a ladle.

• 2 (ladle something out) distribute something in large amounts.

– derivatives
ladleful noun (pl. ladlefuls),
ladler noun.

– origin OE hlædel, from hladan (see lade).