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Definition of wooden spoon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wooden spoon

noun
 
/ˌwʊdn ˈspuːn/
 
/ˌwʊdn ˈspuːn/
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  1. a spoon made of wood, used in cooking for stirring and mixingTopics Cooking and eatingb2
  2. (British English, informal) an imaginary prize for somebody who comes last in a race or competition
    • My team got the wooden spoon after getting all the questions wrong.
    3. Word Origina spoon made of wood was formerly given to the candidate coming last in the Cambridge mathematical tripos (final exams for a BA degree).
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