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Noun: wooden spoon
  1. A spoon made of wood
    "She stirred the soup with a wooden spoon"
     
  2. [Brit] A booby prize consisting of a spoon made of wood
    "The last-place team was awarded the wooden spoon"

Derived forms: wooden spoons

Type of: booby prize, spoon, woodenware

Encyclopedia: Wooden spoon