- ladle
[ladle 词源字典]
- ladle: see load
[ladle etymology, ladle origin, 英语词源] - ladle (n.)
- "large, long-handled spoon for drawing liquids," Old English hlædel "ladle," from hladan "to load" (see lade) + -le, suffix expressing "appliance, tool" (compare shovel, handle, thimble). The verb is first recorded 1520s, from the noun. Related: Ladled; ladling.