A large spoon with a long handle and cup-shaped bowl, used chiefly for lading liquids.

A wooden ladle or scoop, typically with a long handle; esp. one used for bailing water from a boat (see also quot. 1890).

A utensil for bailing out, ladling or skimming liquids; usually in the form of a ladle or a concave shovel with a straight handle. Now chiefly Nau…

The action of lave, v.1 in various senses; †baling; washing. Also attributive, laving-bowl n. a baling bowl or scoop.

A bucket or shallow tub used on board ship, esp. for emptying out water; any small vessel used to bail the water out of a boat.

Chiefly English regional. A large ladle or scoop, used esp. in brewing and other industries to empty a vessel.

A small bowl or bucket with a long handle used for scooping water (esp. when bailing out a boat) and for similar purposes.

A utensil for dipping up water, etc.: spec. a ladle consisting of a bowl with a long handle. (Chiefly U.S.)

He who or that which bales; a scoop for baling out water. See bailer, n.1

He who or that which bails water out; a man employed to bail out a ship; a utensil used for this purpose, a machine constructed to lift and throw…

A dipper used to scoop up water from a pail or bucket while washing, traditionally made of coconut shell or bamboo but now more commonly made of…