Sentence:  Their eggs were deposited on a few bits of straw, and great caution was necessary in attempting to procure them, as the slightest touch crumbled their frail tenement into dust. By means of a <WSD>tablespoon</WSD>, I was enabled to procure many of them. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl.