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to have a forked tongue

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forked

[fawrkt, fawr-kid]
–adjective
1. having a fork or fork-like branches.
2. zigzag, as lightning.
3. to speak with or have a forked tongue, to speak deceitfully; attempt to deceive.
Also, forky.


Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see fork, -ed 3


fork⋅ed⋅ly [fawr-kid-lee] , adverb
fork⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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