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the spoon that promises three teaspoons and refuses to admit it's just bossy.
means A large spoon used for serving or measuring, equal to three teaspoons or about 15 milliliters in cooking.
from A plain compound of "table" and "spoon," born when households began distinguishing the bigger spoon laid at table from the small one for tea. "Table" traces back through Old French to Latin "tabula" (a board or plank), while "spoon" comes from Old English "spōn," which originally meant a chip or splinter of wood—a reminder that the first spoons were little more than carved slivers.
- exact volume
- Equals three teaspoons or 15 milliliters
- global rebel
- Australia's tablespoon holds four teaspoons, not three
- old name
- Once spelled tbs, now warring with tbsp
- medicine origin
- Historically used to dose syrups and tonics
- size creep
- Antique tablespoons were larger than modern ones
for instance
us tablespoon — 14.787 milliliters, standard unit in us cooking and nutrition labels
metric tablespoon — 15 milliliters, used in countries adopting metric system for recipes