"saltspoon" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1909, Channing Arnold, Frederick J. Tabor Frost, chapter 20, in The American Egypt: A Record of Travel in Yucatan, London: Hutchinson, page 352",
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        "A small spoon used for serving or measuring salt, equivalent to ⅛ teaspoon."
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        "(historical) A small spoon used for serving or measuring salt, equivalent to ⅛ teaspoon."
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          "sense": "small spoon for salt",
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          "word": "cuillère à sel"
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          "sense": "small spoon for salt",
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