salt spoon

American  

noun

1. a small spoon with which to take salt at the table.

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Etymology

Origin of salt spoon

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

She could hear him peeling the egg, then a faint silvery clink as he picked up the salt spoon.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Dear me, would you mind, young man, just asking Dear Miss Dall to pass the salt spoon.

From Fortitude by Walpole, Hugh, Sir

Season with salt, pepper, and a salt spoon each of cloven and allspice.

From Favorite Dishes : a Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book by Shuman, Carrie V.

"If your friend of the Universo has a salt spoon of his own this time to-morrow, he 'll be a lucky dog."

From Tony Butler by Lever, Charles James