English Explanatory Dictionary

runcible spoon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fork-like spoon that has a cutting edge.

Word forms

runcible spoon runcible spoons

Etymology

1871, coined by Edward Lear with no definition, but was applied to the following by 1926.

Related words

Splayd splade spork rounceval oversized runcina plane runcinate sawtoothed
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