apostle spoon
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
apostle spoon (plural apostle spoons)
- A spoon (usually silver) with an image of an apostle or other Christian religious figure as the termination of the handle.
- 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 114:
- They busied themselves with the tea. There were silver tongs for the sugar, apostle spoons with elaborate handles, a milk jug adorned with a pheasant in flight.
- Apostle spoons were a common baptismal gift in the 16th and 17th centuries.
