spoon rest

noun

A shallow spoon-shaped dish on which a cooking or serving spoon can be rested so as to avoid dirtying the bench, tabletop, tablecloth, etc.

Meanings

nounspoon rest (plural spoon rests)

plural spoon rests

  1. A shallow spoon-shaped dish on which a cooking or serving spoon can be rested so as to avoid dirtying the bench, tabletop, tablecloth, etc.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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