1 a tool with a broad flat blade used for mixing and spreading things, especially in cooking and painting
2 (especially AmE) = FISHSLICE
3 (BrE) (AmE tongue depressor) a thin flat instrument that doctors use for pressing the tongue down when they are examining sb's throat
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