noun
Meaning 1
A spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation.
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noun
A spoon made from wood, commonly used in food preparation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An ironic prize for finishing last in a competition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, idiomatic
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noun
The last junior optime who takes a university degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Qualifier: Cambridge University slang
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noun
The lowest appointee of the junior year; sometimes, one especially popular in his class, without reference to scholarship. Formerly, it was a custom for classmates to present to this person a wooden spoon with formal ceremonies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, dated
Qualifier: university slang
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noun
a spoon made of wood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: spoon, woodenware
noun
a booby prize consisting of a spoon made of wood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: booby prize
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