Teaspoon
['tiːspuːn] or ['tispun]
Definition
(noun.) a small spoon used for stirring tea or coffee; holds about one fluid dram.
(noun.) as much as a teaspoon will hold.
Typist: Nelda--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A small spoon used in stirring and sipping tea, coffee, etc., and for other purposes.
Checker: Scott
Examples
- The Story in a Silver Teaspoon[16] Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- She played with her teaspoon, and did not attend particularly to what Mr. Bell said. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- The metal underlying the silver plate of the best plated teaspoons is of nickel silver, a trade name for a metal composed of nickel, copper and zinc. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Checker: Polly