Wooden ladle with a deep round bowl and a long thin handle that tapers outwards to an inverse triangle-shaped tip. There is an incised line running around the outside of the rim. The bottom of the bowl is flat, and there is a spur on the underside of the handle to allow the spoon to sit horizontally.
punch ladle (ladle (narcotics & intoxicants: drinking)); ladle (food service)
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