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Kelle — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dipper noun A long-handled cup or scoop used for ladling liquid.
  • ladle noun A long-handled, deep-bowled spoon used for serving liquids like soup.
  • scoop noun A cup-shaped tool, or the utensil's bowl-shaped end, used for lifting and serving loose material like ice cream or flour.
  • trowel noun A small handheld tool with a flat or scoop-shaped blade, used for spreading mortar or digging in a garden.

Senses

Kelle is used for these senses in English:

  • dipper A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop.
  • trowel A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.

dipper — full definition

  1. noun A long-handled cup or scoop used for ladling liquid.
  2. noun A small songbird that feeds by diving into fast-flowing streams.
  3. name Either of two star patterns, the Big Dipper or Little Dipper.

ladle — full definition

  1. noun A long-handled, deep-bowled spoon used for serving liquids like soup.
  2. verb To serve or scoop something with a ladle.

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