ladle wood

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

1.A cuplike spoon, often of large size, with a long handle, used in lading or dipping. [1913 Webster]

When the materials of glass have been kept long in fusion, the mixture casts up the superfluous salt, which the workmen take off with ladles.— Boyle.[1913 Webster]

2.(Founding) A vessel to carry liquid metal from the furnace to the mold. [1913 Webster]

3.The float of a mill wheel; -- called also ladle board. [1913 Webster]

4.(Gun.) (a) An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon. (b) A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot. [1913 Webster]

Ladle wood (Bot.), the wood of a South African tree (Cassine Colpoon), used for carving. [1913 Webster]