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sugar spoon

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noun

  1. a small spoon for serving granulated sugar, resembling but having a wider bowl than a teaspoon.

Etymology

Origin of sugar spoon

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

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I took the sugar spoon from the bowl and put four spoonfuls in my cup, stirred it, smiled at Gretchen, and nodded.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen

Bread and butter, four, sugar, spoon, her cream.

From Ulysses by Joyce, James

He danced his big fingers on the handle of the sugar spoon at breakfast, sifting the sugar over his cereal; she had to turn her eyes resolutely away from the sight.

From Sisters by Norris, Kathleen Thompson

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