curette vs ladle

curette

verb
  • To scrape with a curette. 

noun
  • A hand-held surgical instrument, often with a scoop or hook at its tip, used for cleaning or debriding biological tissue. 

ladle

verb
  • To pour or serve something with a ladle. 

noun
  • 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. 

  • An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon. 

How often have the words curette and ladle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )