berry spoon
noun
a small spoon, especially of the late 18th century, having a perforated bowl.
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Why Do We Call Them Berries?The berry family is a linguistic invention particular to Germanic languages, like English. Other languages, like Spanish and French, do not combine the wide, diverse berry family into one group, but rather have very different words for blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries.
Nearby words
berretta, berried, berrigan, berry, berry aneurysm, berry spoon, berry, chuck, berryfruit, berryman, bersagliere, berseem
Origin of berry spoon
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Also called berry ladle, sugar sifter.
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