salt spoon
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noun
a small spoon with which to take salt at the table.
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Origin of salt spoon
First recorded in 1810–20
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Examples from the Web for salt spoon
Historical Examples of salt spoon
Sift two pounds of flour into a pan, and add a salt-spoon of salt.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
Mr. Tredgold played with a salt-spoon and frowned thoughtfully.
Dialstone Lane, CompleteW.W. Jacobs
If you have no ham, sprinkle in a table-spoonful of salt, and a salt-spoon of cayenne.
Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-BookEliza Leslie
Season with a salt-spoon of salt, and half a salt-spoon of cayenne.
Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-BookEliza Leslie
If they are old, a salt-spoon of soda in the water will make them tender.
The Young Housekeeper's FriendMrs. (Mary Hooker) Cornelius