Why is tablespoon called tablespoon?
A spoon used at the table to serve or to eat soup is referred to as a tablespoon. But the tablespoon is also a measure of volume (roughly equal to 1/2 fluid ounce) that first appeared as a word in the middle of the 18th century. OR A tablespoon is a type of large spoon usually used for serving. A tablespoonful, an amount approximately equal to the capacity of one tablespoon, is commonly used as a measure of volume in cooking. It is abbreviated in English as T, tb, tbs, tbsp, tblsp, or tblspn. Only the tbs and tbsp abbreviations are currently formally recognized, although the tblsp abbreviation is also commonly used informally. In most countries one level tablespoon is approximately 15 ml. In Australia it is defined as 20 ml.