- ladle (n.)
- "large, long-handled spoon for drawing liquids," late Old English hlædel "ladle" (glossing Latin antlia), from hladan "to load; to draw up water" (see lade) + instrumental suffix -el (1) expressing "appliance, tool" (compare handle (n.)).
- ladle (v.)
- "to lift or dip with a ladle," 1758, from ladle (n). Related: Ladled; ladling.
