spoon
1. spoon \'spu:n\ n [ME, fr. OE spo-n splinter, chip; akin to OHG spa-n
splinter,] chip, Gk sphe-n wedge 1: an eating or cooking implement
consisting of a small shallow bowl with a handle 2: something that
resembles a spoon in shape (as a usu. metal or shell fish ing lure) 3: a
wooden golf club with more loft than a brassie
2. spoon vt [prob. fr. the Welsh custom of an engaged man's presenting his
fiance`e with a] 1: to take up and usu. transfer in a spoon 2: to propel
(a ball) by a weak lifting stroke spoon 1: to make love by caressing,
kissing, and talking amorously : NECKM 2: to spoon a ball