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spatule
n.
6 quotations in 1 sense
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Cook.
An implement for stirring, a spatula;
surg.
an instrument used to apply ointments or to clean wounds; also, an instrument for cutting or lancing [quot. ?c1425]; (b) the shoulder bone of an…
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