the wooden spoon



the wooden spoon

  (British & Australian)
an imaginary prize given to the person who finishes last in a race or competition For the second year running Ireland took the wooden spoon in the Rugby tournament.
See also: spoon, wooden

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sulaiman-Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
AglaÉ-French
Aubery['ɔ:bri]
Maurinemaw-REEN, MAWR-eenEnglish, Irish
'Adinah-Biblical Hebrew
LuzLOOTH (Spanish), LOOS (Latin American Spanish)Spanish