runcible spoon (redirected from runcible spoons)

run·ci·ble spoon  (rns-bl)

n.

A three-pronged fork, such as a pickle fork, curved like a spoon and having a cutting edge.

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[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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runcible spoon [ˈrʌnsɪb^əl]

n

a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp curved prong

[runcible coined by Edward Lear in a nonsense poem (1871)]

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Noun

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runcible spoon - a fork-like spoon with a cutting edge; coined by Edward Lear spoon - a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food