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scoop

 
/skup/ n [C] (TOOL)

Definition

a tool with a handle and a curved, open end, used to dig out and move an amount of something: an ice-cream scoop A scoop is also the amount held by a scoop: Just one scoop of mashed potatoes for me, please.
(Definition of scoop n (TOOL) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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