dessertspoon vs dish

dessertspoon

noun
  • An item of cutlery; a spoon, larger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon, used for eating dessert. 

  • A unit of measure, being equivalent to two teaspoons or two-thirds of a tablespoon, or approximately 10 millilitres; a dessertspoonful. 

  • More generally, that volume of a substance which is contained within a dessert spoon. 

dish

noun
  • Tableware (including cutlery, etc, as well as crockery) that is to be or is being washed after being used to prepare, serve and eat a meal. 

  • The contents of such a vessel. 

  • The state of being concave, like a dish, or the degree of such concavity. 

  • The home plate. 

  • A sexually attractive person. 

  • That portion of the produce of a mine which is paid to the land owner or proprietor. 

  • Gossip. 

  • A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. 

  • A specific type of prepared food. 

  • A type of antenna with a similar shape to a plate or bowl. 

  • A hollow place, as in a field. 

  • A trough in which ore is measured. 

verb
  • To put in a dish or dishes; serve, usually food. 

  • To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish. 

  • To gossip; to relay information about the personal situation of another. 

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