soupspoon

IPA: sˈupspun

A spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon.
(cooking) A soupspoonful.

soup spoon

IPA: sˈupspˈun

Alternative form of soupspoon [A spoon for eating soup, typically smaller than a tablespoon and larger than a dessert spoon, characterised by having a round bowl rather than the usual oval bowl of other types of spoon.]

He put down his soup-spoon and stared at Fatty, interested.
The soup-spoon journeying in Joel's direction tilted dangerously.
Billy Porter stared at the newcomer and dropped his soup-spoon with a splash.
Penrod abruptly set down his soup-spoon and gazed at his aunt with flattering attention.
These should be all of silver; two knives, three forks, and a soup-spoon being the usual number laid at each plate.
There is a terrible pause -- you wonder if they say grace -- and then finally Lucy picks up her soup-spoon for signal and you're off!
Billy, drowsy and rosy, was waving a soup-spoon about his head, dabbing at the lights upon the silver with fat fingers that were better at clinging than at letting go.
Particularly has the soup-spoon its Scylla and Charybdis, and if a careless eater make a hissing sound as he eats his soup, the well-bred diner-out looks round with dismay.
He makes it himself, taking a papaya, piercing it with a fork, then he gets two passion fruits, a banana, raisins, pine nuts, a soup-spoon of muesli an English brand and a strand of honey.
As she carried her soup-spoon to her lips, Maurice Guest felt that she was observing him; and throughout the meal, of which she ate but little, he was aware of a peculiarly straight and penetrating gaze.