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table-spoon

table-spoon is the alternative form of tablespoon.

Meaning of tablespoon

Noun

tablespoon (plural tablespoons)

  1. (Canada, US) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.
    • 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.1840, John James Audubon, The Birds of America, volume 1, page 178
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, Northern-UK) A spoon too large for eating, usually used for cooking or serving.
  3. 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.
    • Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a nonstick skillet until hot and quickly saute the goat-cheese buttons on both sides until brown.1995 May 22, Salad Recipes, New York, page 51
    Synonyms:
    tablespoonful, tbsp, tbs, f℥ss, f℥ß

Forms of table-spoon

pluraltable-spoons

Questions about table-spoon

What is table-spoon the alternative form of?
Table-spoon is the alternative form of tablespoon.

Words near table-spoon in the dictionary

  1. table-linens
  2. table-maker's dilemma
  3. table-setting
  4. table-shade
  5. table-shades
  6. table-spoon
  7. table-spoons
  8. table-talk
  9. table-tipping
  10. table-top
  11. table-tops

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