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saltspoon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A small spoon used for serving or measuring salt, equivalent to 1⁄8 teaspoon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Examples

  • 1798, Charlotte Turner Smith, The Young Philosopher, London: T. Cadell, Jun. & W. Davies, Volume 1, Chapter 3, pp. 55-56, Her reasons [...] for disliking paupers of every description were entirely on the surface; “she hated them,” she said, “for they were nasty dirty creatures; the fellows and wenches were all thieves; she once lost a salt spoon by one of them whom Master George thought proper to bring to her door for cold victuals [...] ”

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History

Etymology

From salt + spoon.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: cuillère à sel — small spoon for salt
  • German: Salzlöffel — small spoon for salt