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dessertspoon
[ dih-zurt-spoon ]
/ dɪˈzɜrtˌspun /
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Dessalines, Dessau, dessert, dessert fork, dessert knife, dessertspoon, dessertspoonful, dessert wine, dessiatine, destabilize, destain
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How to use dessertspoon in a sentence
If you wish to color it, you can put in a dessertspoon of burnt sugar.
The Cookery Blue Book|Society for Christian Work of the First Unitarian Church, San Francisco, CaliforniaPut rose water and sugar on top of each cake, after they are dropped with a dessertspoon on the pans.
The Cookery Blue Book|Society for Christian Work of the First Unitarian Church, San Francisco, CaliforniaNow fry the other onion in the dessertspoon of butter in another stew-pan.
The Curry Cook's Assistant|Daniel SantiagoeWhen serving, add a quarter pint of milk and a dessertspoon or more of cream, and let it simmer.
The Curry Cook's Assistant|Daniel Santiagoe
British Dictionary definitions for dessertspoon
dessertspoon
/ (dɪˈzɜːtˌspuːn) /
noun
a spoon intermediate in size between a tablespoon and a teaspoon
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