a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle. 2. any of various implements, objects, or parts resembling or suggesting this. 3. a spoonful. 4. Also called spoon bait.
King Arthur's horse, a mare, was named Llamrei. he also is said have had a horse called Hengroen. http://www.legendofkingarthur.co.uk/legendary-characters/arthurs-horse.htm. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llamrei.
Nelson or Old Nelson was George Washington 's horse and one of several horses owned by George Washington. He was a chestnut with a white blaze (white face) and white feet. The horse was acquired by Washington in 1779 and died in 1790 at about the age of 27, quite old for a horse in that era. Some sources attribute his death to an accidental gunshot wound to the back.