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: to put in with or as if with a ladle : insert ladled in a few such scriptural phrases— Mark Twain

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“Ladle in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ladle%20in. Accessed 5 Jul. 2022.

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