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spoon

1. an angling lure for spinning or trolling, consisting of a bright piece of metal which swivels on a trace to which are attached a hook or hooks
2. Golf a former name for a No. 3 wood
3. Rowing a type of oar blade that is curved at the edges and tip to gain a firm grip on the water
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

spoon

[spün]
(design engineering)
A slender rod with a cup-shaped projection at right angles to the rod, used for scraping drillings out of a borehole.
(mining engineering)
An instrument in which earth or pulp may be delicately tested by washing to detect gold or amalgam.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

spoon

In plastering, a small steel tool, used in finishing moldings by hand.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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"But how funny it is, to be captured by a lot of spoons!"
'Just over,' said Mrs Squeers, choking the last boy in her hurry, and tapping the crown of his head with the wooden spoon to restore him.
His present of money, needful as it was, made little impression on his parents; and I have heard Amelia say that the first day on which she saw her father lift up his head after the failure was on the receipt of the packet of forks and spoons with the young stockbrokers' love, over which he burst out crying like a child, being greatly more affected than even his wife, to whom the present was addressed.
For example, one company just makes triggers, so Spoon sources them from that firm.
Hammonds Hot Chocolate Dunking Spoons are available in a single pack, merchandised 15 units per wholesale case, with a suggested retail price of $2.99.
But that does not mean that the ability of the pork strip design to catch mega-bass has ended; in fact, at the right time of year--February through April--and in the right places--lily pad fields and bulrush flats among others--there's not much short of a live shiner that gives you a better shot at putting a trophy-class Florida largemouth in the boat than hanging one of these big, squirmy trailers on a weedless spoon. And fortunately, there are a few sources of plastic rinds that are turning out trailers very close to being as functional as the original pork.
Simon Moore examining the enamels of a fine Arts & Crafts silver serving spoon All pictures courtesy of Simon Moore
Liberty augmented his team with spoons by Oliver Baker, of Stratford-upon-Avon, who was already working for Haseler's, having been recruited via Bernard Cuzner, another of Haseler's A silver spoon, Birmingham foliate decoration, Liberty's by designer and silversmiths.
In 2007, the runnerup for the prize was Robert Chenciner's definitive study Tattooed Mountain Women And Spoon Boxes Of Daghestan, and in 2010, James' Yannes's Collectible Spoons Of The 3rd Reich was a front runner before losing out to Crocheting Adventures With Hyperbolic Planes.
The Vincent Tan Wooden Spoon for governance goes to Bridgend council.
So, ditch the teabags and start serving real tea measured from the caddy by a collectable spoon like these.
A batch of packs of 80 plastic spoons being sold on the market has been found to violate EU safety regulations by transferring more Acetic Acid on to food that is permissible.
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