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dessertspoon

noun des·sert·spoon \-ˌspün\

: a spoon of medium size that is used to eat desserts and other foods

: the amount that a dessertspoon will hold

Full Definition of DESSERTSPOON

1
:  a spoon intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon for use in eating dessert
2
:  dessertspoonful
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First Known Use of DESSERTSPOON

1754

Rhymes with DESSERTSPOON

afternoon, apolune, barracoon, Brigadoon, call the tune, Cameroon, greasy spoon, harvest moon, honeymoon, importune, macaroon, octoroon, opportune, pantaloon, perilune, picaroon, picayune, rigadoon, saskatoon, Saskatoon, silver spoon, tablespoon

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