monkey spoon

English

Noun

monkey spoon (plural monkey spoons)

  1. (dated, historical) A type of ladle or spoon found in folk art designed to celebrate weddings and to honor the departed at funerals, primarily used in the Netherlands and by Dutch settlers in the New York river area.
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