'Cassine Colpoon' definitions:

Definition of 'Cassine Colpoon'

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Ladle \La"dle\, n. [AS. hl[ae]del, fr. hladan to load, drain. See Lade, v. t.]
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]