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runcible spoon en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A fork-like spoon that has a cutting edge.
   • But the Baudelaires accepted their bowls of ceviche, as well as the strange utensils Friday handed them, which were made of wood and looked like a combination of a fork and a spoon. "They're runcible spoons," Friday explained. "We don't have forks or knives in the colony, as they can be used as weapons." 2006, Lemony Snicket, chapter 4, in The End, page 87:
   • They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; 1871, Edward Lear, “Owl & Pussy-Cat”, in Nonsense Songs::

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