LA'DLE, noun 1. A utensil somewhat like a dish, with a long handle, used for throwing or dipping out liquor from a vessel. 2. The receptacle of a mill wheel, which receives the water which moves it. 3. In gunnery, an instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI