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TABLESPOON

\tˈe͡ɪbə͡lspˌuːn], \tˈe‍ɪbə‍lspˌuːn], \t_ˈeɪ_b_əl_s_p_ˌuː_n]\

Definitions of TABLESPOON

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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as much as a tablespoon will hold

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

as much as a tablespoon will hold

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A large spoon holding four times as much as a teaspoon.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A large spoon, used as a measure of the dose of a medicine, equivalent to about 4 fluidrams or 1/2 fluidounce.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

A large spoon for table use.
Tablespoonful.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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