单词 | medicine spoon |
释义 | > as lemmasmedicine spoon medicine spoon n. a spoon for administering medicine, spec. (now chiefly historical) a spoon with a covered bowl and small aperture, designed for giving medicines to children or mentally disturbed patients without spillage. ΚΠ 1842 Penny Cycl. XXII. 377/2 The medicine-spoon invented by Mr. George Gibson. 1864 H. James Let. 18 Apr. (1974) I. 52 Naught remained but..the medicine-spoon. 1989 Miller's Collectables Price Guide 1989–90 334/1 A pewter Gibson medicine spoon, c1870. < as lemmas |
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