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| 1. | any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.: eating utensils; baking utensils. |
| 2. | any instrument, vessel, or tool serving a useful purpose: smoking utensils; fishing utensils; farming utensils. |
| u·ten·sil (yōō-těn'səl) n. An instrument, implement, or container used domestically, especially in a kitchen. See Synonyms at tool. [Middle English, from Old French utensile, from Latin ūtēnsilia, utensils, from neuter pl. of ūtēnsilis, fit for use, from ūtī, to use.] |