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ladies’ man
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lading
Ladino
ladino clover
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ladle

la·dle [ láyd'l ]


noun  (plural la·dles)
Definition:
 
long spoon with deep bowl: a spoon with a long handle and a deep bowl, used to serve soup and other liquids



transitive verb  (past and past participle la·dled, present participle la·dling, 3rd person present singular la·dles)
Definition:
 
serve food with ladle: to serve food such as soup onto a plate using a ladle

[ Old English hlædel< hladan (see lade)]
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