"apostle spoon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: apostle spoons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=apostle spoon}} apostle spoon (plural apostle spoons)
  1. A spoon (usually silver) with an image of an apostle or other Christian religious figure as the termination of the handle. Wikipedia link: apostle spoon
    Sense id: en-apostle_spoon-en-noun-~xjkDuh1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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