Spanish spoonn. a kind of long-handled scoop used for removing the earth in the excavation of holes for telegraph posts.
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Spanish spoon1876
1876 W. H. Preece & J. SivewrightTelegraphy 191 For light lines, on which the poles need not be inserted to a greater depth than four feet, the Spanish Spoon answers the purpose..very fairly.