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nouna long-handled fork used for cooking or toasting frankfurters, marshmallows, bread, etc., usually over an open fire. Origin of toasting forkFirst recorded in 1830–40 Words nearby toasting forkToamasina, to-and-fro, toast, toaster, toaster oven, toasting fork, toastmaster, toastmistress, toast rack, toasty, to a T Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for toasting forkThe familiar threat ended abruptly, and Mrs. Tregennis turned away, put down the toasting-fork and filled the kettle at the sink. Tommy Tregennis|Mary Elizabeth Phillips He took the toasting-fork and sausage from me as he spoke, and set forth the Aged's breakfast neatly on a little tray. Great Expectations|Charles Dickens It is a toasting-fork in the form of a dog, to whose breast a ring is attached for holding a plate. Rambles of an Archaeologist Among Old Books and in Old Places|Frederick William Fairholt Toasting-fork, a regulation sword, indicative of the general uselessness of that weapon. The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten
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