caddy spoon

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noun

a small spoon used in taking tea from a storage caddy.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of caddy spoon

First recorded in 1925–30

Using a heatproof slotted spoon, remove the shallots to a paper towel-lined plate.
Make Carla Hall’s Crispy Shallot Green Bean Casserole|Carla Hall|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No congratulations for those who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths and then blame the poor for being poor.
Jesus Wasn’t Born Rich. Think About It.|Gene Robinson|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The spoon was a tool for foreshadowing,” the Facebook page explains.
‘The Walking Dead’ Fans Demand: Bring Back Beth!|Melissa Leon|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As the song from Mary Poppins explains, “A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down.”
Why George Carlin Deserves His Own Street|Kevin Bartini|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There is, for example, the Seinfeld episode where Jerry, feeling flush with cash, buys his parents a Caddy.
Nationalism on Four Wheels|Clive Irving|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So after a few minutes I remarked to him, "Everything tastes very sweet out of this spoon!"
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Had put on her Sunday gown, and had nothing to do now but hold up her head high, and sup her soup out of a silver spoon.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
We don't even have real big prizes—just a dinky little spoon sitting up on the mantel-piece to excite us as if it was a tiara.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Ralph Towne, M.D., he was replying, he was born with a gold spoon in his pretty mouth!
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
Level the seed in the spoon with a knife-blade, like measuring grain in a half-bushel.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.