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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An eating utensil shaped like a spoon, the bowl of which is divided into tines like those of a fork, and so has the function of both implements; some sporks have a serrated edge so they can also function as a knife.
2. 2
   trademark for a plastic eating utensil that has both tines and a bowl like a spoon wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To move or impale (food etc.) with a spork. transitive

   "She was sporking up her food with the kind of relish Jennifer had rarely seen at three star restaurants."

Synonyms

All synonyms

foonfopoonfpoon

Example

More examples

"They only gave me a spork to eat it with."

Etymology

Blend of spoon + fork; originally a trademark. Doublet of fpoon.

Related phrases

runcible spoon

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