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runcible spoon

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run⋅ci⋅ble spoon

[ruhn-suh-buhl]
–noun
a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp, curved prong, as used for serving hors d'oeuvres.

Origin:
runcible, term coined in 1871 by Edward Lear
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run·ci·ble spoon   (rŭn'sə-bəl)   
n.  A three-pronged fork, such as a pickle fork, curved like a spoon and having a cutting edge.

[Coined by Edward Lear, perhaps alteration of rounceval, big woman, large pea, wart, monster, huge, from Roncevaux (Roncesvalles), site where giant bones were found.]
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