Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) A cuplike spoon, often of large size, with a long handle, used in dipping and pouring.

2. (n.) A vessel to carry liquid metal from the furnace to the mold.

3. (n.) The float of a mill wheel; -- called also ladle board.

4. (n.) An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.

5. (n.) A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot.

6. (v. t.) To take up and convey in a ladle; to dip with, or as with, a ladle; as, to ladle out soup; to ladle oatmeal into a kettle.