tablespoon

[ tey-buhl-spoon ]

noun

1. a spoon larger than a teaspoon or a dessert spoon, used in serving food at the table and as a standard measuring unit in recipes.
2. a tablespoonful.

tablespoon

/ ˈteɪbəlˌspuːn /

noun

1. a spoon, larger than a dessertspoon, used for serving food, etc
2. Also calledtablespoonful the amount contained in such a spoon
3. a unit of capacity used in cooking, medicine, etc, equal to half a fluid ounce or three teaspoons

Word History and Origins

Origin of tablespoon¹

First recorded in 1755–65; table + spoon

Example Sentences

A single packet of Quaker Maple and Brown Sugar instant oatmeal, though, contains a full tablespoon of sugar.

From The Daily Beast

Gwen recommends a tablespoon, but that seemed like an awful lot, especially after I read about how gross it can taste (and feel).

From The Daily Beast

A tablespoon of ketchup, for example, contains about a teaspoon of sugar, or about 16 calories of added sugar.

From The Daily Beast

Things like ketchup have about 16 calories of added sugar per tablespoon, and it can add up.

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The wine will bubble furiously and will almost immediately reduce down to a tablespoon or two as the alcohol and water steam out.

From The Daily Beast

One tablespoon of flaxseed, one pint of boiling water; let stand and keep warm for one hour; strain.

From Project Gutenberg

Oatmeal Water.446 One tablespoon of oatmeal to one pint of boiling water, cover and let simmer for one hour.

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Drop with tablespoon quite far apart on greased baking tin or in greased muffin tins.

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If pink icing is desired add one tablespoon strawberry or other fruit juice.

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Add one tablespoon orange juice, a little grated orange peel, and one square of melted unsweetened chocolate.

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