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wooden spoon n
(General Sporting Terms) a booby prize, esp in sporting contests ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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A large wooden spoon dressed in garments, and which had been carried to the grave of a dead man, they pretend becomes inspired at the full of the moon, and will dance and jump about. The jailer was accustomed to pour the contents of the saucepan into Dantes' plate, and Dantes, after eating his soup with a wooden spoon, washed the plate, which thus served for every day. |
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