Spoon

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Fig.: A simpleton; a spooney.

II. Spoon ·vi ·see Spoom.

III. Spoon ·vt To take up in, or as in, a spoon.

IV. Spoon ·add. ·vi To fish with a spoon bait.

V. Spoon ·add. ·noun A wooden club with a lofted face.

VI. Spoon ·add. ·vt To catch by fishing with a spoon bait.

VII. Spoon ·add. ·vi In croquet, golf, ·etc., to spoon a ball.

VIII. Spoon ·vi To act with demonstrative or foolish fondness, as one in love.

IX. Spoon ·noun Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; ·esp. (Fishing), a spoon bait.

X. Spoon ·noun An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow oval) with a handle, used especially in preparing or eating food.

XI. Spoon ·add. ·vt In croquet, golf, ·etc., to push or shove (a ball) with a lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock.

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

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