Definition of "spatula"

The croupier delicately faced her other two cards with the tip of his spatula. A four! She had lost!

1963, Ian Fleming, On Her Majesty's Secret Service

The third instars are similar to other members of the genus except for a three-pronged spatula (typically two-pronged) and five lateral papillae (typically four) and with a nonbristled first instar.

2015 November 2, Donald B. Thomas, John A. Goolsby, “Morphology of the Preimaginal Stages of Lasioptera donacis Coutin (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a Candidate Biocontrol Agent for Giant Arundo Cane”, in Psyche

A book on Pastels referes [sic] to a rough Modeling paste to be spatulaed over cotton duck.

1996 September 3, Macy Garcia, “What is the difference between Gesso, Modeling Paste & Texture Gel?”, in rec.arts.fine‎ (Usenet)

So if you get road-pizzaed, should you have to pay in order to get yourself spatulaed off of the street?

1997 May 15, Toby, “Any same-sex marriage opposition?”, in alt.atheism‎ (Usenet)

Eddie spatulaed the patty onto a bun and extracted tomatoes, lettuce, and sliced pickles from a Tupperware.

2018 March 13, Bruce Holbert, Whiskey: A Novel, MCD, page 4

Or if you're a Ranma Character. I mean, they've been kicked/punched/thrown/hammered/spatulaed into the stratosphere enough times, you gotta figure they've developed a prretty high threshold of pain/injury.

1997 March 14, arnoldkim, “Best way to get yourself killed in anime”, in rec.arts.anime.misc‎ (Usenet)

i.....am............dying.....................i'vebeen..............spatula'd........................to.........death...

2000 February 15, erik, “*”, in alt.bored‎ (Usenet)

I haven't spatulaed anyone in ages...<suddenly getting itchy spatula arm>

2000 March 7, Justa Hillbilly, “Does this place get WILD???”, in alt.bored‎ (Usenet)