runcibleadj.

Brit.

/ˈrʌnsᵻbl/, U.S.

/ˈrənsəb(ə)l/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps an arbitrary formation. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: rouncival adj.; rouncival n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps an entirely arbitrary formation, or perhaps an arbitrary alteration of rouncival adj. or rouncival n.

A nonsense word originally used by Edward Lear in runcible cat, runcible hat, etc.Recorded earliest in runcible spoon n. at Compounds.

ΚΠ

1870 E. Lear Owl & Pussy-cat in Our Young Folks Feb. 112 They dined on mince and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon.

1877 E. Lear Laughable Lyrics 24 He has gone to fish, for his Aunt Jobiska's Runcible Cat with crimson whiskers!

1888 E. Lear Nonsense Songs & Stories (ed. 6) 8 His body is perfectly spherical, He weareth a runcible hat.

1895 E. Lear Nonsense Songs & Stories (new ed.) 76 What a runcible goose you are!

1895 E. Lear Nonsense Songs & Stories (new ed.) 77 We shall presently all be dead, On this ancient runcible wall.

1913 Emporia (Kansas) Gaz. 11 Jan. Lear..was a dear, delicious, crotchety, runcible man, to use one of his own words.

1933 D. Thomas Let. 25 Dec. (1987) 83 A short, ambiguous person in a runcible hat, feeling very lost in a big and magic universe.

1978 J. Phillips & P. Phillips Victorians at Home & Away iii. 43 Edward Lear's marvellous, runcible Nonsense World.

2004 Times (Nexis) 1 July 9 Some of my table neighbours have slipped away for a naturist swim. The rest..will no doubt dance all night long in the light of the runcible moon.

Compounds

runcible spoon n. (in the works of Lear) a type of spoon; (in later use) a kind of fork, curved like a spoon and typically having three broad prongs, one of which has a sharp edge.This later interpretation is not suggested by the illustrations provided by Lear for his books of verse.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > cutlery > fork

fork1463

flesh-crook1465

prong1492

forket1583

forkera1603

runcible spoon1870

1870*runcible spoon [see main sense].

1872 E. Lear More Nonsense 235 The Dolomphious Duck, who caught Spotted Frogs for her dinner with a Runcible Spoon.

1926 Notes & Queries 11 Dec. 430/2 A runcible spoon is a kind of fork with three broad prongs or tines, one having a sharp edge, curved like a spoon, used with pickles, etc.

1944 W. I. Anderson Let. 24 Apr. in R. S. Sugg Horn Island Logs (1985) 51/1 I..ate by the light of the moon without the runcible spoon—I used my fingers.

1999 C. Nolan Banyan Tree (2000) liv. 165 Felix Fortune was fed rhubarb tart, the beckoning smile of the mother here making the runcible spoon feel greasy in his young hand.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	runcible
释义	runcibleadj. Brit. /ˈrʌnsᵻbl/, U.S. /ˈrənsəb(ə)l/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps an arbitrary formation. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: rouncival adj.; rouncival n. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps an entirely arbitrary formation, or perhaps an arbitrary alteration of rouncival adj. or rouncival n. A nonsense word originally used by Edward Lear in runcible cat, runcible hat, etc.Recorded earliest in runcible spoon n. at Compounds. ΚΠ 1870 E. Lear Owl & Pussy-cat in Our Young Folks Feb. 112 They dined on mince and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon. 1877 E. Lear Laughable Lyrics 24 He has gone to fish, for his Aunt Jobiska's Runcible Cat with crimson whiskers! 1888 E. Lear Nonsense Songs & Stories (ed. 6) 8 His body is perfectly spherical, He weareth a runcible hat. 1895 E. Lear Nonsense Songs & Stories (new ed.) 76 What a runcible goose you are! 1895 E. Lear Nonsense Songs & Stories (new ed.) 77 We shall presently all be dead, On this ancient runcible wall. 1913 Emporia (Kansas) Gaz. 11 Jan. Lear..was a dear, delicious, crotchety, runcible man, to use one of his own words. 1933 D. Thomas Let. 25 Dec. (1987) 83 A short, ambiguous person in a runcible hat, feeling very lost in a big and magic universe. 1978 J. Phillips & P. Phillips Victorians at Home & Away iii. 43 Edward Lear's marvellous, runcible Nonsense World. 2004 Times (Nexis) 1 July 9 Some of my table neighbours have slipped away for a naturist swim. The rest..will no doubt dance all night long in the light of the runcible moon. Compounds runcible spoon n. (in the works of Lear) a type of spoon; (in later use) a kind of fork, curved like a spoon and typically having three broad prongs, one of which has a sharp edge.This later interpretation is not suggested by the illustrations provided by Lear for his books of verse. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > cutlery > fork fork1463 flesh-crook1465 prong1492 forket1583 forkera1603 runcible spoon1870 1870runcible spoon [see main sense]. 1872 E. Lear More Nonsense* 235 The Dolomphious Duck, who caught Spotted Frogs for her dinner with a Runcible Spoon. 1926 Notes & Queries 11 Dec. 430/2 A runcible spoon is a kind of fork with three broad prongs or tines, one having a sharp edge, curved like a spoon, used with pickles, etc. 1944 W. I. Anderson Let. 24 Apr. in R. S. Sugg Horn Island Logs (1985) 51/1 I..ate by the light of the moon without the runcible spoon—I used my fingers. 1999 C. Nolan Banyan Tree (2000) liv. 165 Felix Fortune was fed rhubarb tart, the beckoning smile of the mother here making the runcible spoon feel greasy in his young hand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1870
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