Spoon
v. i.
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See Spoom. (Naut.) [Obs.]
We might have spooned before the wind as well as they.
Spoon
n.
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An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow oval) with a handle, used especially in preparing or eating food.
“Therefore behoveth him a full long spoon
That shall eat with a fiend,” thus heard I say.
He must have a long spoon that must eat with the devil.
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Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing), a spoon bait. (Fishing)
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Fig.: A simpleton; a spooney. [Slang]
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A wooden club with a lofted face. (Golf)
Phrases & Compounds
- Spoon bait
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a lure used in trolling, consisting of a glistening metallic plate shaped like the bowl of a spoon with a fishhook attached.
- Spoon bit
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a bit for boring, hollowed or furrowed along one side.
- Spoon net
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a net for landing fish.
- Spoon oar
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See under Oar.
Spoon
v. t.
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To take up in, or as in, a spoon.
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To catch by fishing with a spoon bait. (Fishing)
He had with him all the tackle necessary for spooning pike.
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In croquet, golf, etc., to push or shove (a ball) with a lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock.
Spoon
v. i.
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To act with demonstrative or foolish fondness, as one in love. [Colloq.]
Spoon
v. i.
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To fish with a spoon bait.
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In croquet, golf, etc., to spoon a ball.