Ladle \La"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ladled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ladling}.] To take up and convey in a ladle; to dip with, or as with, a ladle; as, to ladle out soup; to ladle oatmeal into a kettle.
Fake designer clothes and other imitation brand name goods are nothing new in Hong Kong, but now the government says some restaurants are ladling out phony shark's fin soup.
Mr. Mozilo acknowledges some binging went on earlier, but he pins that on lending institutions ladling cash on builders in order to book fees while being able to value projects above market.