salt spoon

American  

noun

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

---

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

Place before each guest, the plate, knife, fork, spoon, four wine-glasses of various sizes, the goblet for water, napkin, small salt cellar, salt spoon, and roll of bread.

From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Hartley, Florence

Season with 1 teaspoonful of salt, 1 salt spoon of pepper, and 1 teaspoonful of chopped parsley.

From The Cookery Blue Book by First Unitarian Society of San Francisco. Society for Christian Work

French, or Boiled Fondant.—Put into a porcelain lined kettle a pint of the best granulated cane sugar, half a pint of cold water and a salt spoon of cream of tartar dissolved in warm water.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

About a quarter of a salt spoon; that is, a good pinch of pepper.

From A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery by Corson, Juliet