conch vs ladle

conch

noun
  • A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet. 

  • A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell. 

  • The shell of this sea animal. 

  • Synonym of concher (“machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate”) 

  • The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself. 

verb
  • To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers. 

  • To play a conch seashell as a musical instrument, by blowing through a hole made close to the origin of the spiral. 

ladle

noun
  • An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon. 

  • The float of a mill wheel; a ladle board. 

  • A deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle. 

  • A container used in a foundry to transport and pour out molten metal. 

  • A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot. 

verb
  • To pour or serve something with a ladle. 

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