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	Spoon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Spoons are nowadays used primarily for eating liquid or semi-liquid foods, such as soup, stew or ice cream, and very small or powdery solid items which cannot be easily lifted with a fork, such as rice, sugar and green peas.
		Wooden spoon is a phrase used to describe the "achievement" of a team or individual in finishing last in a contest, a wooden spoon being a common and almost valueless object, in stark contrast to the contest winners who will often receive a trophy made of silver or similar precious metal.
		Spoons as an instrument are associated in the United States with American folk music, minstrelsy, and jug and spasm bands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spoons_(idiophone) (1551 words)

	Spoon - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A spoon is a common eating utensil, or item of cutlery, like a small spade, that occurs in a number of sizes and forms and is also suitable for liquid food and for stirring, and can have a number of other uses.
		Spoons can be played as a makeshift percussion instrument, or more specifically, an idiophone related to the castanets.
		Spoons as an instrument are associated with American folk music, minstrelsy, and jug and spasm bands.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Spoon (532 words)

	Spoon - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		In the Middle Ages in Europe, spoons served all the purposes in fighting now served by folks using spoons; after the introduction of the fork, the spoon diminished in use.
		A spoonful is an indicative cubic measure for non-solid substances, in some sizes, such as a tea spoon, a soup spoon, not uncommon in culinary and medical recipes.
		A wooden spoon is also not an uncommon choice as an implement for mild physical punishment, in the form of a spanking, especially used on young children (too small to endure heavier traditional implements except the bare hand), and as a so-called pervertible in sexual bondage.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Spoon (1629 words)

	Spoon busk Definition / Spoon busk Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The spoon busk was a specialised kind of buskA busk (also spelled busque) is the rigid element of a corset placed at the centre front.
		It was invented in the second half of the nineteenth century(18th century — 19th century — 20th century — further centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar.
		spoon busk is a heavier stronger front opening which curves slightly inward at the abdomen.
	www.elresearch.com /Spoon_busk (266 words)

	Bent Spoon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A spoon is a common eating utensil, or item of cutlery, like a small spade, that occurs in a number of sizes and forms and is also suitable for liquid food and for stirring, and can have a number of other uses, including: courtship, combat and musical entertainment,strangely enough.
		Spoons can be played as a makeshift percussioninstrument, or more specifically, an idiophone related to the castanets.
		Spoons as an instrument are associated with American folkmusic, minstrelsy, and jug andspasm bands.
	www.vermontreview.com /edge/18384-bentspoon.html (549 words)

	Spoon - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		As of the 1940s a combination utensil of spoon and fork, the spork has been in use", likewise a woon is a small wooden spoon commonly used for eating ice cream, cakes and "malts".
		A spoonful is an indicative cubic measure for non-solid substances, in some sizes, such as a tea spoon, a soup spoon, not uncommon in culinary and medical recipees
		A wooden spoon is also not an uncommon choice as an implement for corporal punishment, especially young children (too small to endure heavier traditional implements except the bare hand), notably in the form of a spanking
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/s/p/o/Spoon.html (630 words)

	Spoon River Definition / Spoon River Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Spoon River is a tributary of the Illinois RiverThe Illinois River is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 273 miles (439 km) long, in the state of Illinois in the United States.
		Spoon River is a major water resource of Fulton County.
		Spoon River is a community, a microcosm, not a collection of individuals.
	www.elresearch.com /Spoon_River (455 words)

	Measuring Spoon -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Music expert http://experts.about.com/q/2370/1471016.htm Mike Kieth hypothesizes that "Spoons were probably used as instruments shortly after spoons were used for eating." Spoons as an instrument are associated with American folk music, minstrelsy, and jug and spasm bands.
		Spoons is a children's card-matching and bluffing game also enjoyed by adults, Spoons is a fast-action, knuckle-punishing game requiring the players to pay attention to 2 things at once.
		Place some spoons in the center of the playing area: one spoon less than the number of players, with the spoons set up like the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/92/measuring-spoon.html (1368 words)

	Castanets
		The practice of clicking hand-held sticks together to accompany dancing is ancient, and was practiced by both the Greeks and the Egyptians.
		In more modern times, the bones and spoons used in Minstrel show and jug band music can also be considered forms of the castanet.
		When used in an orchestral setting, castanets are typically attached to a handle or mounted to a base.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ca/Castanets.html (370 words)

	Percussion instrument - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Percussion instruments which are idiophones are very common.
		In the strictest sense, all electrophones require a loudspeaker (an idiophone or some other means to push air and create sound waves).
		This, if for no other argument, is sufficient to assign electrophones to the percussion family.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Percussion_instrument (1396 words)

	Percussion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		doyra, güiro, maracas, mendoza, ratchet, spoons, temple blocks, tom-tom, timbales, triangle, vibraslap, washboard, whip and wood block do not in general.
		The two major categories are membranophones, which add timbre to the sound of being struck, such as drums, and idiophones, which sound of themselves, such as the triangle.
		The tambourine is both membranophone and idiophone, having both a head and jingles.
	www.free-download-soft.com /info/percussion.html (282 words)

	Arts > Music > Instruments > Percussion > Spoons
		The spoon occurs as commons eating utensil, or item of cutlery, like the little spade, that occurs in the total of sizes & forms & is too suitable for liquid food and for stirring, and might have a total of more utilizes.
		A English word spoon derives from Old English spōn, meaning a chip of wood or even horn carved from either either a big piece, successively deriving from the Proto-Indo-European root *spe-, denoting 'a long piece of wood'.
		When of the Forties the combination utensil of spoon & fork, the spork has been in have", likewise a woon is a small wooden spoon commonly used for eating ice cream, cakes and "malts".
	spoons.generalanswers.org (627 words)

	Antique Silver Spoons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Silver Spoons was a sitcom that aired on NBC from 1982 to 1986 and in first-run syndication from 1986 to 1987.
		It starred Ricky Schroder as Ricky Stratton, a young kid who has returned from boarding school to find his single father, Edward Stratton III (played by Joel Higgins), is an overgrown kid who takes little responsibility for his multinational empire.
		The title of the show is based on the idea that rich children have a silver spoon in their mouth, implying that they are given only the very best and want for nothing.
	www.wwwtln.com /finance/8/antique-silver-spoons.html (1540 words)

	spoon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Music expert Mike Kieth hypothesizes that "Spoons were probably used as instruments shortly after spoons were used for eating." Spoons as an instrument are associated with American folk music, minstrelsy, and jug and spasm bands.
		A young man, with a special young lady on his mind, would select a single piece of wood and begin the careful and detailed carving of a love spoon.
		Plans develop for 2006 Spoon River Scenic DriveCanton Daily Ledger, IL - Jul 15, 2006Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive Associates will coordinate plans for the Fall Festival of Spoon River Scenic Drive to be held the weekends of Oct....
	www.33beat.com /spoon.html (951 words)

	Castanet at Caribbean Topfunwebsites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The '''castanets''' are a percussion instrument (idiophone), much used in Moorish music, Roma music, Spanish music and Latin American music.
		The practice of clicking hand-held sticks together to accompany dancing is ancient, and was practiced by both the Hellenic civilizations and the History of Egypts.
		When used in an orchestra setting, castanets are sometimes attached to a handle, or mounted to a base to form a pair of ''machine castanets''.
	www.topfunwebsites.com /st-lucia/castanet.html (457 words)

	Drum Encyclopedia - Sabar to Surdo
		Note: Song Loan is the northern name, Song Land is the southern name.
		Description: Spoons that are attached to one another, and used to simulate clave rhythms.
		Description: Frame drums made from sawn boards covered with goatskin, played by hand or with sticks.
	www.thedrummerslounge.com /Encyclopedia_S_Instruments_1.htm (462 words)

	Sterling Silver Baby Spoon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing least 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% other metals, usually copper.
		Logically, if the theory had any weight at all, some mention of it would be made by the owners of the castle itself (who, while noting there "may have been a mint" there make no such claim that I have been able to find).
		There is also a votes for undeletion page if you want to retrieve something that you think should not have been deleted.
	www.wwwtln.com /finance/171/sterling-silver-baby-spoon.html (1894 words)

	Spoon Did You Mean spoon
		a carved wooden spoon given as a token of betrothal
		a small spoon given to a newborn child to ensure good fortune; used as a metaphor for someone born to riches
		a cross between a spoon and a ladle, often used in European cooking, particularly for soups and stews
	www.did-you-mean.com /Spoon.html (589 words)

	spoon information site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This spoon variant index site has been developed to help wayward users find the information they are looking for, no matter how they are mistakenly spelled or mistyped.
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	www.misspellingz.com /spoon.php (1027 words)

	Spoon Cases
		1) " Spoon" -- In the context of Spoon Cases
		These musical genres make use of other everyday objects as instruments, such http:/.
		Letter case (the distinction between majuscule and minuscule letters) or sentence case
	www.lottery-news.net /dust26111-spoon_cases.html (395 words)

	Spoon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		A common silver spoon A spoon is a common eating utensil, or item of cutlery, like a small spade, that occurs in a number of sizes and forms and is also suitable for liquid food and for stirring, and can have a number of other.
		* Chinese soup Spoon — usually ceramic and of a distinct Chinese soup Spoon shape
		You, Too, Can Play the Spoons by A. Claude Ferguson: possibly the most detailed guide ever written to Spoon Playing ca:Cullera es:Cuchara nl:Lepel (bestek) ja:&12473;&12503;&12540;&12531; Category:Food preparation utensils Category:Idiophones
	spoon.iqnaut.net (477 words)

	GenieLab::Music Spoon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		{{otheruses}} A spoon is a common eating utensil, or item of cutlery, like a small spade, that occurs in a number of sizes and forms and is also suitable for liquid food and for stirring, and can have a number of other uses, including: courtship, combat and musical entertainment, strangely enough.
		Life has gotten so much easier for these guys ever since Pavement broke up.
		Oh well, now that the playing field is theirs alone, Spoon do not disappoint.
	www.genielab.com /artist/106769 (402 words)

	Big Spoon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		1) " Big" -- in the term Big Spoon
		Big is a 1988 comedy film which tells the story of a teenaged boy who isaged to adulthood by a magical fortune telling machine.
		2) " Spoon" -- in the term Big Spoon
	www.vermontreview.com /edge/35780-bigspoon.html (454 words)

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