ladle

noun

A long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving liquids.

transitive verb

To lift out or serve with a long-handled spoon.

noun

A burghal duty charged on grain, meal, and flour brought to market for sale; the proceeds obtained from that duty: from the dish or vessel used to measure the grain or meal.

A long-handled dish-shaped utensil for dipping or conveying liquids.

A similarly shaped instrument for drawing a charge from a cannon.