spatule

Definitions of spatule
  1. noun
    wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon
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    type of:
    échassier
    any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
  2. noun
    a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances
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    type of:
    outil, outil manuel
    a tool used with workers' hands
  3. noun
    a spatula used by artists for mixing or applying or scraping off oil paints
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