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spatulas Definition


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spatula
noun spatulas
    1a. cookery.
      An implement that has a broad blunt and often flexible blade and which can be used for a variety of purposes, such as stirring, spreading, mixing, turning foods during frying, etc;
    1b. medicine.
      A simple flat, usually wooden, implement that is used for holding down the tongue during a throat examination, when a throat swab is being taken, etc.
Derivative: spatular
adj
    Etymology: 16c: Latin, meaning ‘broad blade', from spatha spathe.



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