Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English form of
spoon .
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Examples
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Here goes it, up seyes — to Varney and Leicester two more noble mounting spirits — and more dark-seeking, deep-diving, high-flying, malicious, ambitious miscreants — well, I say no more, but I will whet my dagger on his heart-spone that refuses to pledge me!
Kenilworth 2004
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Thei are ware, not to spill any spone meate, or drincke, specially milke.
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Wype clene [6] thi spone, leve it nat in thy dissh {e}.
Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867
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[Sidenote: pour galentyne over the bread, add cinnamon and red wine.] w {i} t {h} a spone þeñ take owt þe gentill {e} galantyne, [178]
Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867
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Ne pley {e} w {i} t {h} spone, trencher {e}, ne knyffe.
Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867
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Set at eiþur end of þe table .iiij. loofes at a mese, þañ looke þat ye haue napkyñ & spone eu {er} y p {er} sone to plese.
Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867
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And in youre dysshe leve nat yo {ur} spone, I pray,
Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867
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Leue not your_e_ spone in your_e_ dissche standyng,
Caxton's Book of Curtesye Frederick James Furnivall 1867
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Wype clene thi spone, leve it nat in thy dissh {e}.
Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867
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Leicester two more noble mounting spirits -- and more dark-seeking, deep-diving, high-flying, malicious, ambitious miscreants -- well, I say no more, but I will whet my dagger on his heart-spone that refuses to pledge me!
Kenilworth Walter Scott 1801
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