Ladle v. t. : A cuplike spoon, often of large size, with a long handle, used in lading or dipping.

Ladle v. t. : A vessel to carry liquid metal from the furnace to the mold.

Ladle v. t. : The float of a mill wheel; -- called also ladle board.

Ladle v. t. : An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.

Ladle v. t. : A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot.

Ladle v. t. : To take up and convey in a ladle; to dip with, or as with, a ladle; as, to ladle out soup; to ladle oatmeal into a kettle.

Example:
I used a metal whisk and a metal Ladle in the Amish friendship bread. How bad did I screw it up ?

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Defination from the web:
Ladle (metallurgy), a foundry ladle used to carry and pour molten metal. Ladle (woodcrafting), a wood shaping instrument that uses a set of pins to rotate wood at high speed in order to create a desired rounded figure. ...