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runcible spoon
[ ruhn-suh-buhl ]
noun
- a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp, curved prong, as used for serving hors d'oeuvres.
runcible spoon
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noun
- a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp curved prong
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of runcible spoon1
runcible, term coined in 1871 by Edward Lear
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of runcible spoon1
runcible coined by Edward Lear in a nonsense poem (1871)
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She bellows “runcible spoon†at the appropriate moment.
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A multitalented man, Lear also composed scores of four-line, non-obscene limericks, coined immortal phrases such as “runcible spoon†and dashed off spindly, surreally cartoonish drawings to accompany virtually everything he wrote.
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