SPOON, noun 1. A small domestic utensil, with a bowl or concave part and a handle, for dipping liquids; as a tea spoon; a table spoon 2. An instrument consisting of a bowl or hollow iron and a long handle, used for taking earth out of holes dug for setting posts. SPOON, verb intransitive To put before the wind in a gale. [I believe not now used.]
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI