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eating utensil

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Noun1.eating utensileating utensil - tableware implements for cutting and eating food
fork - cutlery used for serving and eating food
handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
spoon - a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
Spork - trademark for a plastic eating utensil that has both tines and a bowl like a spoon
table knife - a knife used for eating at dining table
tableware - articles for use at the table (dishes and silverware and glassware)


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In Western cultures, the fork is a primary eating utensil.
Eating assistance is needed for residents who lose the ability to use eating utensils, have difficulty focusing on eating, or are unable to feed themselves.
22 dinner, which boasted such antics as bribing dinner guests for cash and making them pay for eating utensils, water, a slab of butter and cream for coffee, not to mention their chairs.
 
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