Spoons

thumb|Stainless steel bouillon (soup) spoon thumb|Sasanian Empire|Sasanian spoon and fork (4th century) A spoon (, ) is a utensil consisting of a shallow bowl (also known as a head), oval or round, at the end of a handle. A type of cutlery (sometimes called flatware in the United States), especially as part of a place setting, it is used primarily for transferring food to the mouth (eating). Spoons are also used in food preparation to measure, mix, stir and toss ingredients and for serving food. Present day spoons are made from metal (notably stainless steel, flat silver or silverware, plated

type of very large spoon having a long handle

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thumb|right|Four types of sporks

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utensil commonly used in food preparation

spoon designed specifically for eating dessert

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award that is given to an individual or team that has come last in a competition

The Chinese spoon or Chinese soup spoon is a type of spoon with a short, thick handle extending directly from a deep, flat bowl. It is a regular utensil in Chinese cuisine used for liquids, especially soups, or loose solid food. Most are made from ceramics. Although normally used as an eating utensil, larger versions of the Chinese spoon are also used as serving spoons or ladles. The shape allows spoons of the same size and design to be stacked on top of one another for storage.

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"Spoonman" is a song by American rock band Soundgarden. Written by frontman Chris Cornell, it was released on February 14, 1994, as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album, Superunknown (1994). The name was inspired by Seattle street performer Artis the Spoonman, who plays spoons on the song and also appears in the video.

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liturgical implement

spoon of known volume used to measure food ingredients

thumb|upright=0.5|Welsh lovespoon with hearts, lock and wheel|alt=Welsh carved wooden lovespoon with hearts, lock and wheel. There are five design elements, three hearts which also form the bowl and the ring of the spoon. Between these are a wheel and a padlock.

a spoon for soup; it may be a Western or Chinese style spoon

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mass unit in the apothecaries' system

thumb|right|160px|alt=two longhandled spoons, the "handle" is a tapering metal spike|Two silver cochlearia from the Hoxne Hoard A cochlearium (plural cochlearia) was a small Roman spoon with a long tapering handle.

thumb|Splayds (or spknorks) are a combination of fork, knife and spoon in one utensil. thumb|A splayd beside a tart A splayd is an eating utensil which combines the functions of a spoon, knife and fork. It was invented by William McArthur in the 1940s in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. His wife, Suzanne McArthur was the initial public face and marketer of the splayd. There are several manufacturers.

Small, shallow bowl-like spoon

traditional hygiene tool primarily for cleansing, bathing, and cleaning the floor of the bathroom in the Philippines, Indonesia, East Timor, Malaysia, and Brunei

Turkish Cypriot confectionary similar to murabba

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kitchenware

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spoon (usually silver or silver-plated, but sometimes of other metals, such as pewter) with an image of an apostle or other saint as the termination of the handle, each bearing his distinctive emblem

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2008 short film by Richard Gale

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kind of spoon intended for use with citrus fruit

Liftware is a brand name for a spoon designed to counteract the tremor associated with medical conditions such as Parkinson's disease or essential tremors. The company which designed the projects, Lift Labs, was founded by Anupam Pathak, a University of Michigan Ph.D. student.

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