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spatula

/ˈspætjʊlə/ noun C2
  1. A kitchen utensil consisting of a flat surface attached to a long handle, used for turning, lifting, or stirring food.
  2. A kitchen utensil consisting of a flexible surface attached to a long handle, used for scraping the sides of bowls. (US)
  3. A palette knife. (dated)
  4. A thin hand tool, often made of nickel, for handling chemicals or other materials, when weighing, etc.
  5. A croupier's tool for turning up cards in a casino.
  6. A sclerotized, T-shaped plate in the prothorax of larvae of flies belonging to family Cecidomyiidae, the gall midges.

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