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runcible spoon

[ ruhn-suh-buhl ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp curved prong
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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