| 单词 | runcible spoon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasruncible spoon 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. < as lemmas |
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