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

picture of a wooden spoon

wooden spoon

noun

wooden spoon pronunciation English

wooden spoon pronunciation American

a spoon made of wood, used in cooking for stirring and mixing

Idioms

get, win, take, etc. the wooden spoon

(British English, informal) to come last in a race or competition