monkey spoons

A form of monkey spoon — A type of handmade ladle or spoon that was used to celebrate weddings and to honor the dead, primarily used by the Dutch settlers of the New York and Hudson River area and in the Netherlands.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of monkey spoon
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APA

monkey spoons. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20spoons

MLA

“monkey spoons.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20spoons. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monkey spoons,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20spoons.

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