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- noun Plural form of
ladle . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
ladle .
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Examples
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The molten iron from the blast furnaces flows along its channel into huge "ladles" or cauldrons, and from there it is conveyed into a still larger reservoir or "mixer," where the greater part of the slag -- which floats as a scum on the surface -- is drawn off.
Tales of the Ridings Frederic William Moorman 1895
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Forklifts transport the 'ladles', each of which holds 600kg of liquid metal.
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Forklifts transport the 'ladles', each of which holds 600kg of liquid metal.
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Then add 2 large ladles of cooked beans in their broth to that and finish with the spices.
Cooking To Combat Cancer III: Ancho Spiked Scarlet Runner Bean Soup With Vegetables Laura 2009
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Then add 2 large ladles of cooked beans in their broth to that and finish with the spices.
Archive 2009-04-01 Laura 2009
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Poised with ladles in hand, they asked us to sign the numbered sheet so they could feed us.
Pat LaMarche: Hard Hearted Gainesville: "No Soup for You" Pat LaMarche 2011
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Poised with ladles in hand, they asked us to sign the numbered sheet so they could feed us.
Pat LaMarche: Hard Hearted Gainesville: "No Soup for You" Pat LaMarche 2011
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Mr. Coburn is collecting votes to take down the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, which ladles out roughly $5 billion a year in benefits to petroleum refiners that blend ethanol into gasoline.
Coburn vs. Norquist 2011
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She takes me to one of the tables where women dip ladles into big pots.
The Tombwatcher's Tale Laurel Landis 2010
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At times Mr. Helferich becomes a little breathless at the excitement of his own story and ladles on the superlatives.
Nothing Gold Can Stay Hugh Thomson 2011
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