Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A large spoon used for serving food.
- n. A household cooking measure equal to 3 teaspoons, or 1/2 fluid ounce (15 milliliters). See Table at measurement.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A spoon, larger than a teaspoon or dessert-spoon, used in the service of the table.
Wiktionary
- n. Canada, US A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.
- n. Australia, New Zealand, Northern UK A spoon too large for eating, usually used for cooking or serving.
- n. cooking A unit of volume, the value of which varies regionally; in the US: three teaspoons or roughly 15 ml; in Britain and Canada: exactly 15 ml; in Australia: four teaspoons or 20 ml.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A spoon of the largest size commonly used at the table; -- distinguished from
teaspoon ,dessert spoon , etc.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a spoon larger than a dessert spoon; used for serving
- n. as much as a tablespoon will hold
Etymologies
- From table + spoon. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Add a dash more fish sauce, a dollop (about a tablespoon is all I use, but some folks like more) oyster sauce and lime juice, boil until sauce cooks down (this takes about thirty-45 seconds, really).”
“Well, 2.9% of a tablespoon is probably less than half a gram.”
“2 Tbsp. Armagnac (optional) 12 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened at room temperature, cut in tablespoon-size pieces”
“I use Mortons kosher salt, which has a close volume-to-weight ratio; that is, a tablespoon equals ounce.”
“Heinz Reduced Sugar Ketchup has one gram of sugar per tablespoon, which is a whopping 75% less sugar than regular ketchup.”
“Each sketch has a little something of the subject in it -- namely a tablespoon-sized portion of their cremated ashes.”
“I think I'm always looking at the amount in a tablespoon, which is pretty small!”
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“Mopping a spill inefficiently, for example, or getting glue on the table after I gave her glue and felt and paper to keep her amused while I talked and ignored her, or putting all the pinenuts on the table rather than eating them about a tablespoon was the "all".”
“Maybe just a very, very heaping tablespoon (and by "tablespoon" I don't mean the wimpy measuring spoon, but rather the "big" spoon in my flatware set, which is more ... well, shovel-like).”
“Beth - a "tablespoon" cookie scoop is actually a bit bigger than your average tablespoon.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘tablespoon’.
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A Garnish of Pewter
A list of pewter items and wares gleaned from the literature, or found listed for sale in antique catalogs - from spoons to stills and chamber pots to church cups. A synonym for the larger, heavier...
teapot, porringer, flagon, wine funnel, pepper shaker, broth bowl, basin, candlesticks, tankard, beaker, measure, chalice and 155 more...
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Beautiful Compound Words
aftermath, afterthought, butterfly, campfire, colorblind, backhand, crossword, cupcake, dollhouse, drawbridge, dreadlock, dreamscape and 73 more...
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See Table at
A list of words which have the phrase "See Table at" in their definitions. Most of these come from the American Heritage Dictionary, which would have most of its tables at the following words:
dram, Cenozoic, krone, tablespoon, revelation, bismuth, iota, meson, genus, value, Tishri, Paleozoic and 3 more...
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measure for measure
Things that can be used to measure other things.
osmometer, thermometer, spectrometer, ruler, rain gauge, ph meter, spectrophotometer, odometer, tachometer, compass, brannock device, tape measure and 51 more...
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Buttery
Words that make me feel cozy
Noodle, Nugget, Butter, Soft, Snug, Feather, Socks, Knit, Mug, Curl, Billow, Lounge and 315 more...
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spoon
being items relating to food, cooking and the kitchen.
spoon, fork, beef, slice, dozen, eggs, simmer, broil, salad, soup, stock, lard and 287 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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