Forladling

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Scooping out completely or using up a quantity by repeatedly dipping it out with a ladle
2. Removing or exhausting a liquid by ladling it away until little or none remains
3. Dipping out and carrying off a supply with a ladle, leaving the container emptied

Etymology: "Ladle" comes from Old English "hlædel", a tool for drawing liquid, which likely derives from the verb "hladan", meaning to load or draw up. The "for-" prefix in Old English often meant "away", "amiss", or "excessively", as in "forget" and "forbid". Put together, the prefix and the verb suggest a sense of ladling wrongly or ladling out too much. Because "forladling" is a rare derivative, its exact first recorded use is uncertain, so its meaning rests on how its parts combine rather than on a documented sense.