noun
- a wooden stick used for stirring porridge or other food while cooking
Usage: chiefly Scottish
Examples
- She used a spurtle to stir the oatmeal.
- The traditional spurtle is made from beech wood.
- He reached for the spurtle to prevent the porridge from sticking.
- A spurtle works better than a spoon for thick mixtures.
- The Scottish cook always kept her spurtle within reach.
- The spurtle’s flat end helps scrape the bottom of the pot.