| slovo | definícia |
spoon
(mass) | spoon
- lyžica |
spoon
(encz) | spoon,ležet s partnerem na boku těsně za sebou v: např. "We spooned on
the sofa like the old days." Pino |
spoon
(encz) | spoon,lžíce |
spoon
(encz) | spoon,lžička n: Zdeněk Brož |
spoon
(encz) | spoon,nabírat lžicí Zdeněk Brož |
spoon
(encz) | spoon,třpytka n: [sport.] na ryby; též spoon lure kavol |
spoon
(encz) | spoon,vařečka n: Zdeněk Brož |
spoon
(encz) | spoon,zednická lžíce Zdeněk Brož |
spoon
(gcide) | Spoom \Spoom\ (sp[=oo]m), v. i. [Probably fr. spume foam. See
Spume.] (Naut.)
To be driven steadily and swiftly, as before a strong wind;
to be driven before the wind without any sail, or with only a
part of the sails spread; to scud under bare poles. [Written
also spoon.]
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When virtue spooms before a prosperous gale,
My heaving wishes help to fill the sail. --Dryden.
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Spoon
(gcide) | Spoon \Spoon\ (sp[=oo]n), v. i. (Naut.)
See Spoom. [Obs.]
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We might have spooned before the wind as well as they.
--Pepys.
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Spoon
(gcide) | Spoon \Spoon\, n. [OE. spon, AS. sp[=o]n, a chip; akin to D.
spaan, G. span, Dan. spaan, Sw. sp[*a]n, Icel. sp['a]nn,
sp['o]nn, a chip, a spoon. [root]170. Cf. Span-new.]
1. An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow
oval) with a handle, used especially in preparing or
eating food.
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"Therefore behoveth him a full long spoon
That shall eat with a fiend," thus heard I say.
--Chaucer.
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He must have a long spoon that must eat with the
devil. --Shak.
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2. Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing),
a spoon bait.
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3. Fig.: A simpleton; a spooney. [Slang] --Hood.
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4. (Golf) A wooden club with a lofted face. --Encyc. of
Sport.
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Spoon bait (Fishing), a lure used in trolling, consisting
of a glistening metallic plate shaped like the bowl of a
spoon with a fishhook attached.
Spoon bit, a bit for boring, hollowed or furrowed along one
side.
Spoon net, a net for landing fish.
Spoon oar. See under Oar.
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Spoon
(gcide) | Spoon \Spoon\, v. t.
1. To take up in, or as in, a spoon.
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2. (Fishing) To catch by fishing with a spoon bait.
He had with him all the tackle necessary for
spooning pike. --Mrs. Humphry
Ward.
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3. In croquet, golf, etc., to push or shove (a ball) with a
lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock.
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Spoon
(gcide) | Spoon \Spoon\, v. i.
To act with demonstrative or foolish fondness, as one in
love. [Colloq.]
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Spoon
(gcide) | Spoon \Spoon\, v. i.
1. To fish with a spoon bait.
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2. In croquet, golf, etc., to spoon a ball.
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spoon
(wn) | spoon
n 1: a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and
a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
2: as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of sugar"
[syn: spoon, spoonful]
3: formerly a golfing wood with an elevated face
v 1: scoop up or take up with a spoon; "spoon the sauce over the
roast"
2: snuggle and lie in a position where one person faces the back
of the others [syn: smooch, spoon] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
spoonful
(mass) | spoonful
- lyžica |
born with a silver spoon in his mouth
(encz) | born with a silver spoon in his mouth,urozený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
common spoonbill
(encz) | common spoonbill, n: |
dessert spoon
(encz) | dessert spoon, n: |
dessertspoon
(encz) | dessertspoon,dezertní lžička Zdeněk Broždessertspoon,lžička na dezert Zdeněk Brož |
dessertspoonful
(encz) | dessertspoonful, n: |
greasy spoon
(encz) | greasy spoon,putyka n: Zdeněk Brož |
iced-tea spoon
(encz) | iced-tea spoon, n: |
roseate spoonbill
(encz) | roseate spoonbill, n: |
runcible spoon
(encz) | runcible spoon, n: |
silver spoon
(encz) | silver spoon, n: |
soup spoon
(encz) | soup spoon,polévková lžíce IvČa |
soupspoon
(encz) | soupspoon, n: |
spoon bread
(encz) | spoon bread, n: |
spoon food
(encz) | spoon food, n: |
spoon lure
(encz) | spoon lure,třpytka n: [sport.] na ryby kavol |
spoon-fed
(encz) | spoon-fed, |
spoon-feed
(encz) | spoon-feed,krmit lžičkou Zdeněk Brož |
spoonbill
(encz) | spoonbill, |
spoonbill catfish
(encz) | spoonbill catfish, n: |
spoondrift
(encz) | spoondrift, n: |
spoonerism
(encz) | spoonerism, |
spoonfeed
(encz) | spoonfeed,krmit lžičkou Zdeněk Brož |
spoonfeeding
(encz) | spoonfeeding, n: |
spoonflower
(encz) | spoonflower, n: |
spoonful
(encz) | spoonful,lžíce n: Zdeněk Brož |
spoonleaf yucca
(encz) | spoonleaf yucca, n: |
sugar spoon
(encz) | sugar spoon, n: |
tablespoon
(encz) | tablespoon,naběračka n: Zdeněk Brožtablespoon,polévková lžíce n: Martin Ligač |
tablespoonful
(encz) | tablespoonful,za plnou lžíci [přen.] za lžíci Martin Ligač |
tablespoons
(encz) | tablespoons,naběračky n: Zdeněk Brožtablespoons,polévkové lžíce n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
teaspoon
(encz) | teaspoon,kávová lžička Zdeněk Brožteaspoon,lžička |
teaspoonful
(encz) | teaspoonful,lžička n: Zdeněk Brožteaspoonful,množství kávové lžičky Zdeněk Brož |
teaspoonsful
(encz) | teaspoonsful, |
witherspoon
(encz) | Witherspoon,Witherspoon n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
wooden spoon
(encz) | wooden spoon, n: |
witherspoon
(czen) | Witherspoon,Witherspoonn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
Apostle spoon
(gcide) | Apostle \A*pos"tle\, n. [OE. apostle, apostel, postle, AS.
apostol, L. apostolus, fr. Gr. ? messenger, one sent forth or
away, fr. ? to send off or away; ? from + ? to send; akin to
G. stellen to set, E. stall: cf. F. ap[^o]tre, Of. apostre,
apostle, apostele, apostole.]
1. Literally: One sent forth; a messenger. Specifically: One
of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his
companions and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the
gospel.
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He called unto him his disciples, and of them he
chose twelve, whom also he named apostles. --Luke
vi. 13.
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Note: The title of apostle is also applied to others, who,
though not of the number of the Twelve, yet were equal
with them in office and dignity; as, "Paul, called to
be an apostle of Jesus Christ." --1 Cor. i. 1. In
--Heb. iii. 1, the name is given to Christ himself, as
having been sent from heaven to publish the gospel. In
the primitive church, other ministers were called
apostles --(Rom. xvi. 7).
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2. The missionary who first plants the Christian faith in any
part of the world; also, one who initiates any great moral
reform, or first advocates any important belief; one who
has extraordinary success as a missionary or reformer; as,
Dionysius of Corinth is called the apostle of France, John
Eliot the apostle to the Indians, Theobald Mathew the
apostle of temperance.
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3. (Civ. & Admiralty Law) A brief letter dimissory sent by a
court appealed from to the superior court, stating the
case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty
courts. --Wharton. Burrill.
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Apostles' creed, a creed of unknown origin, which was
formerly ascribed to the apostles. It certainly dates back
to the beginning of the sixth century, and some assert
that it can be found in the writings of Ambrose in the
fourth century.
Apostle spoon (Antiq.), a spoon of silver, with the handle
terminating in the figure of an apostle. One or more were
offered by sponsors at baptism as a present to the
godchild. --B. Jonson.
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Dessert spoon
(gcide) | Dessert \Des*sert"\, n. [F., fr. desservir to remove from table,
to clear the table; pref. des- (L. dis-) + servir to serve,
to serve at table. See Serve.]
A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a
feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the
last course at dinner.
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"An 't please your honor," quoth the peasant,
"This same dessert is not so pleasant." --Pope.
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Dessert spoon, a spoon used in eating dessert; a spoon
intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon.
Dessert-spoonful, n., pl. Dessert-spoonfuls, as much as a
dessert spoon will hold, usually reckoned at about two and
a half fluid drams.
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Dessert-spoonful
(gcide) | Dessert \Des*sert"\, n. [F., fr. desservir to remove from table,
to clear the table; pref. des- (L. dis-) + servir to serve,
to serve at table. See Serve.]
A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a
feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the
last course at dinner.
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"An 't please your honor," quoth the peasant,
"This same dessert is not so pleasant." --Pope.
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Dessert spoon, a spoon used in eating dessert; a spoon
intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon.
Dessert-spoonful, n., pl. Dessert-spoonfuls, as much as a
dessert spoon will hold, usually reckoned at about two and
a half fluid drams.
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Dessert-spoonfuls
(gcide) | Dessert \Des*sert"\, n. [F., fr. desservir to remove from table,
to clear the table; pref. des- (L. dis-) + servir to serve,
to serve at table. See Serve.]
A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a
feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the
last course at dinner.
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"An 't please your honor," quoth the peasant,
"This same dessert is not so pleasant." --Pope.
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Dessert spoon, a spoon used in eating dessert; a spoon
intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon.
Dessert-spoonful, n., pl. Dessert-spoonfuls, as much as a
dessert spoon will hold, usually reckoned at about two and
a half fluid drams.
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Heart-spoon
(gcide) | Heart-spoon \Heart"-spoon`\ (h[aum]rt"sp[=oo]n`), n.
A part of the breastbone. [Obs.]
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He feeleth through the herte-spon the pricke.
--Chaucer.
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Spoon
(gcide) | Spoom \Spoom\ (sp[=oo]m), v. i. [Probably fr. spume foam. See
Spume.] (Naut.)
To be driven steadily and swiftly, as before a strong wind;
to be driven before the wind without any sail, or with only a
part of the sails spread; to scud under bare poles. [Written
also spoon.]
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When virtue spooms before a prosperous gale,
My heaving wishes help to fill the sail. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]Spoon \Spoon\ (sp[=oo]n), v. i. (Naut.)
See Spoom. [Obs.]
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We might have spooned before the wind as well as they.
--Pepys.
[1913 Webster]Spoon \Spoon\, n. [OE. spon, AS. sp[=o]n, a chip; akin to D.
spaan, G. span, Dan. spaan, Sw. sp[*a]n, Icel. sp['a]nn,
sp['o]nn, a chip, a spoon. [root]170. Cf. Span-new.]
1. An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow
oval) with a handle, used especially in preparing or
eating food.
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"Therefore behoveth him a full long spoon
That shall eat with a fiend," thus heard I say.
--Chaucer.
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He must have a long spoon that must eat with the
devil. --Shak.
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2. Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing),
a spoon bait.
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3. Fig.: A simpleton; a spooney. [Slang] --Hood.
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4. (Golf) A wooden club with a lofted face. --Encyc. of
Sport.
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Spoon bait (Fishing), a lure used in trolling, consisting
of a glistening metallic plate shaped like the bowl of a
spoon with a fishhook attached.
Spoon bit, a bit for boring, hollowed or furrowed along one
side.
Spoon net, a net for landing fish.
Spoon oar. See under Oar.
[1913 Webster]Spoon \Spoon\, v. t.
1. To take up in, or as in, a spoon.
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2. (Fishing) To catch by fishing with a spoon bait.
He had with him all the tackle necessary for
spooning pike. --Mrs. Humphry
Ward.
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3. In croquet, golf, etc., to push or shove (a ball) with a
lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Spoon \Spoon\, v. i.
To act with demonstrative or foolish fondness, as one in
love. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]Spoon \Spoon\, v. i.
1. To fish with a spoon bait.
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2. In croquet, golf, etc., to spoon a ball.
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Spoon bait
(gcide) | Spoon \Spoon\, n. [OE. spon, AS. sp[=o]n, a chip; akin to D.
spaan, G. span, Dan. spaan, Sw. sp[*a]n, Icel. sp['a]nn,
sp['o]nn, a chip, a spoon. [root]170. Cf. Span-new.]
1. An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow
oval) with a handle, used especially in preparing or
eating food.
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"Therefore behoveth him a full long spoon
That shall eat with a fiend," thus heard I say.
--Chaucer.
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He must have a long spoon that must eat with the
devil. --Shak.
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2. Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing),
a spoon bait.
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3. Fig.: A simpleton; a spooney. [Slang] --Hood.
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4. (Golf) A wooden club with a lofted face. --Encyc. of
Sport.
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Spoon bait (Fishing), a lure used in trolling, consisting
of a glistening metallic plate shaped like the bowl of a
spoon with a fishhook attached.
Spoon bit, a bit for boring, hollowed or furrowed along one
side.
Spoon net, a net for landing fish.
Spoon oar. See under Oar.
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Spoon bit
(gcide) | Spoon \Spoon\, n. [OE. spon, AS. sp[=o]n, a chip; akin to D.
spaan, G. span, Dan. spaan, Sw. sp[*a]n, Icel. sp['a]nn,
sp['o]nn, a chip, a spoon. [root]170. Cf. Span-new.]
1. An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow
oval) with a handle, used especially in preparing or
eating food.
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"Therefore behoveth him a full long spoon
That shall eat with a fiend," thus heard I say.
--Chaucer.
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He must have a long spoon that must eat with the
devil. --Shak.
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2. Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing),
a spoon bait.
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3. Fig.: A simpleton; a spooney. [Slang] --Hood.
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4. (Golf) A wooden club with a lofted face. --Encyc. of
Sport.
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Spoon bait (Fishing), a lure used in trolling, consisting
of a glistening metallic plate shaped like the bowl of a
spoon with a fishhook attached.
Spoon bit, a bit for boring, hollowed or furrowed along one
side.
Spoon net, a net for landing fish.
Spoon oar. See under Oar.
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Spoon net
(gcide) | Spoon \Spoon\, n. [OE. spon, AS. sp[=o]n, a chip; akin to D.
spaan, G. span, Dan. spaan, Sw. sp[*a]n, Icel. sp['a]nn,
sp['o]nn, a chip, a spoon. [root]170. Cf. Span-new.]
1. An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow
oval) with a handle, used especially in preparing or
eating food.
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"Therefore behoveth him a full long spoon
That shall eat with a fiend," thus heard I say.
--Chaucer.
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He must have a long spoon that must eat with the
devil. --Shak.
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2. Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing),
a spoon bait.
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3. Fig.: A simpleton; a spooney. [Slang] --Hood.
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4. (Golf) A wooden club with a lofted face. --Encyc. of
Sport.
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Spoon bait (Fishing), a lure used in trolling, consisting
of a glistening metallic plate shaped like the bowl of a
spoon with a fishhook attached.
Spoon bit, a bit for boring, hollowed or furrowed along one
side.
Spoon net, a net for landing fish.
Spoon oar. See under Oar.
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Spoon oar
(gcide) | Oar \Oar\ ([=o]r), n [AS. [=a]r; akin to Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aare,
Sw. [*a]ra; perh. akin to E. row, v. Cf. Rowlock.]
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1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece
of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at
one end and a broad blade at the other. The part which
rests in the rowlock is called the loom.
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Note: An oar is a kind of long paddle, which swings about a
kind of fulcrum, called a rowlock, fixed to the side of
the boat.
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2. An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good oar.
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3. (Zool.) An oarlike swimming organ of various
invertebrates.
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Oar cock
(Zool.), the water rail. [Prov. Eng.]
Spoon oar, an oar having the blade so curved as to afford a
better hold upon the water in rowing.
To boat the oars, to cease rowing, and lay the oars in the
boat.
To feather the oars. See under Feather., v. t.
To lie on the oars, to cease pulling, raising the oars out
of water, but not boating them; to cease from work of any
kind; to be idle; to rest.
To muffle the oars, to put something round that part which
rests in the rowlock, to prevent noise in rowing.
To put in one's oar, to give aid or advice; -- commonly
used of a person who obtrudes aid or counsel not invited.
To ship the oars, to place them in the rowlocks.
To toss the oars, To peak the oars, to lift them from the
rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting
on the bottom of the boat.
To trail oars, to allow them to trail in the water
alongside of the boat.
To unship the oars, to take them out of the rowlocks.
[1913 Webster]Spoon \Spoon\, n. [OE. spon, AS. sp[=o]n, a chip; akin to D.
spaan, G. span, Dan. spaan, Sw. sp[*a]n, Icel. sp['a]nn,
sp['o]nn, a chip, a spoon. [root]170. Cf. Span-new.]
1. An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow
oval) with a handle, used especially in preparing or
eating food.
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"Therefore behoveth him a full long spoon
That shall eat with a fiend," thus heard I say.
--Chaucer.
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He must have a long spoon that must eat with the
devil. --Shak.
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2. Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing),
a spoon bait.
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3. Fig.: A simpleton; a spooney. [Slang] --Hood.
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4. (Golf) A wooden club with a lofted face. --Encyc. of
Sport.
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Spoon bait (Fishing), a lure used in trolling, consisting
of a glistening metallic plate shaped like the bowl of a
spoon with a fishhook attached.
Spoon bit, a bit for boring, hollowed or furrowed along one
side.
Spoon net, a net for landing fish.
Spoon oar. See under Oar.
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spoonbill
(gcide) | Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.]
1. One who, or that which, shovels.
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2. (Zool.) A river duck (Spatula clypeata), native of
Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards
the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green,
blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and
neck are dark green. Called also broadbill, spoonbill,
shovelbill, and maiden duck. The Australian shoveler,
or shovel-nosed duck (Spatula rhynchotis), is a similar
species.
[1913 Webster]Spoonbill \Spoon"bill`\ (-b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of wading birds of the
genera Ajaja and Platalea, and allied genera, in
which the long bill is broadly expanded and flattened
at the tip.
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Note: The roseate spoonbill of America (Ajaja ajaja), and
the European spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) are the
best known. The royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) of
Australia is white, with the skin in front of the eyes
naked and black. The male in the breeding season has a
fine crest.
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(b) The shoveler. See Shoveler, 2.
(c) The ruddy duck. See under Ruddy.
(d) The paddlefish.
[1913 Webster]Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. Ruddier; superl. Ruddiest.] [AS.
rudig. See Rud, n.]
1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy
flame. --Milton.
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They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv.
7.
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2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in
high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden.
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Ruddy duck (Zool.), an American duck (Erismatura rubida)
having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of
stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich brownish red
on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the
head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. The
female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish
on the back; grayish below. Called also dunbird,
dundiver, ruddy diver, stifftail, spinetail,
hardhead, sleepy duck, fool duck, spoonbill, etc.
Ruddy plover (Zool.) the sanderling.
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Spoonbill
(gcide) | Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.]
1. One who, or that which, shovels.
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2. (Zool.) A river duck (Spatula clypeata), native of
Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards
the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green,
blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and
neck are dark green. Called also broadbill, spoonbill,
shovelbill, and maiden duck. The Australian shoveler,
or shovel-nosed duck (Spatula rhynchotis), is a similar
species.
[1913 Webster]Spoonbill \Spoon"bill`\ (-b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of wading birds of the
genera Ajaja and Platalea, and allied genera, in
which the long bill is broadly expanded and flattened
at the tip.
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Note: The roseate spoonbill of America (Ajaja ajaja), and
the European spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) are the
best known. The royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) of
Australia is white, with the skin in front of the eyes
naked and black. The male in the breeding season has a
fine crest.
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(b) The shoveler. See Shoveler, 2.
(c) The ruddy duck. See under Ruddy.
(d) The paddlefish.
[1913 Webster]Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. Ruddier; superl. Ruddiest.] [AS.
rudig. See Rud, n.]
1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy
flame. --Milton.
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They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv.
7.
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2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in
high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden.
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Ruddy duck (Zool.), an American duck (Erismatura rubida)
having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of
stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich brownish red
on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the
head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. The
female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish
on the back; grayish below. Called also dunbird,
dundiver, ruddy diver, stifftail, spinetail,
hardhead, sleepy duck, fool duck, spoonbill, etc.
Ruddy plover (Zool.) the sanderling.
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spoonbill
(gcide) | Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.]
1. One who, or that which, shovels.
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2. (Zool.) A river duck (Spatula clypeata), native of
Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards
the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green,
blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and
neck are dark green. Called also broadbill, spoonbill,
shovelbill, and maiden duck. The Australian shoveler,
or shovel-nosed duck (Spatula rhynchotis), is a similar
species.
[1913 Webster]Spoonbill \Spoon"bill`\ (-b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of wading birds of the
genera Ajaja and Platalea, and allied genera, in
which the long bill is broadly expanded and flattened
at the tip.
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Note: The roseate spoonbill of America (Ajaja ajaja), and
the European spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) are the
best known. The royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) of
Australia is white, with the skin in front of the eyes
naked and black. The male in the breeding season has a
fine crest.
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(b) The shoveler. See Shoveler, 2.
(c) The ruddy duck. See under Ruddy.
(d) The paddlefish.
[1913 Webster]Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. Ruddier; superl. Ruddiest.] [AS.
rudig. See Rud, n.]
1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy
flame. --Milton.
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They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv.
7.
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2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in
high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden.
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Ruddy duck (Zool.), an American duck (Erismatura rubida)
having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of
stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich brownish red
on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the
head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. The
female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish
on the back; grayish below. Called also dunbird,
dundiver, ruddy diver, stifftail, spinetail,
hardhead, sleepy duck, fool duck, spoonbill, etc.
Ruddy plover (Zool.) the sanderling.
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spoonbill sturgeon
(gcide) | Paddlefish \Pad"dle*fish`\, n. (Zool)
A large ganoid fish (Polyodon spathula) found in the rivers
of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula-shaped
snout. Called also duck-billed cat, and {spoonbill
sturgeon}.
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Spoon-billed
(gcide) | Spoon-billed \Spoon"-billed`\ (-b[i^]ld`), a. (Zool.)
Having the bill expanded and spatulate at the end.
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Spoonbilled widgeon
(gcide) | Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
-onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus
Anas. The common European widgeon (Anas penelope) and the
American widgeon (Anas Americana) are the most important
species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate,
baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and
whitebelly.
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Bald-faced widgeon, or Green-headed widgeon, the American
widgeon.
Black widgeon, the European tufted duck.
Gray widgeon.
(a) The gadwall.
(b) The pintail duck.
Great headed widgeon, the poachard.
Pied widgeon.
(a) The poachard.
(b) The goosander.
Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser.
Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler.
White widgeon, the smew.
Wood widgeon, the wood duck.
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Spoondrift
(gcide) | Spoondrift \Spoon"drift\ (-dr[i^]ft), n. [Spoom + drift.]
Spray blown from the tops of waves during a gale at sea;
also, snow driven in the wind at sea; -- written also
spindrift.
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Spooney
(gcide) | Spooney \Spoon"ey\ (-[y^]), a.
Weak-minded; demonstratively fond; as, spooney lovers. [Spelt
also spoony.] [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]Spooney \Spoon"ey\, n.; pl. Spooneys (-[i^]z).
A weak-minded or silly person; one who is foolishly fond.
[Colloq.]
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There is no doubt, whatever, that I was a lackadaisical
young spooney. --Dickens.
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Spooneys
(gcide) | Spooney \Spoon"ey\, n.; pl. Spooneys (-[i^]z).
A weak-minded or silly person; one who is foolishly fond.
[Colloq.]
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There is no doubt, whatever, that I was a lackadaisical
young spooney. --Dickens.
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Spoonflower
(gcide) | Spoonflower \Spoon"flow`er\ (-flou`[~e]r), n.
The yautia.
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Spoonful
(gcide) | Spoonful \Spoon"ful\ (-f[.u]l), n.; pl. Spoonfuls (-f[.u]lz).
1. The quantity which a spoon contains, or is able to
contain; as, a teaspoonful; a tablespoonful.
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2. Hence, a small quantity. --Arbuthnot.
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Spoonfuls
(gcide) | Spoonful \Spoon"ful\ (-f[.u]l), n.; pl. Spoonfuls (-f[.u]lz).
1. The quantity which a spoon contains, or is able to
contain; as, a teaspoonful; a tablespoonful.
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2. Hence, a small quantity. --Arbuthnot.
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Spoonily
(gcide) | Spoonily \Spoon"i*ly\ (-[i^]*l[y^]), adv.
In a spoony manner.
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Spoon-meat
(gcide) | Spoon-meat \Spoon"-meat`\ (-m[=e]t`), n.
Food that is, or must be, taken with a spoon; liquid food.
"Diet most upon spoon-meats." --Harvey.
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Spoonwood
(gcide) | Spoonwood \Spoon"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.)
The mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia).
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Spoonworm
(gcide) | Spoonworm \Spoon"worm`\ (sp[=oo]n"w[^u]rm`), n. (Zool.)
A gephyrean worm of the genus Thalassema, having a
spoonlike proboscis.
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