meatfork
/ˈmiːtfɔː(ɹ)k/
meatfork noun: a large fork for turning meat or holding it in place for carving.
Noun
meatfork (plural meatforks)
- A large fork for turning meat or holding it in place for carving.
- Gilbert grasped a carving knife and a steel in his great hands, and after setting up a briefly appetizing clangor, speared the roast to its heart with the long tines of a meatfork and carved off rich savory slabs of the rare beef.2000, Thomas Wolfe, Arlyn Bruccoli, Matthew Joseph Bruccoli, O Lost: A Story of the Buried Life, page 15
- Synonyms:
- steak fork, carving fork, cold cuts fork
Synonyms of meatfork
- steak fork
- carving fork
- cold cuts fork
Forms of meatfork
| plural | meatforks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | meat-fork |
| alternative form | meat fork |
Origin of meatfork
From meat + fork.
Questions about meatfork
- What does meatfork mean?
- Meatfork means a large fork for turning meat or holding it in place for carving.
- What part of speech is meatfork?
- Meatfork is a noun.
- How do you pronounce meatfork?
- Meatfork is pronounced /ˈmiːtfɔː(ɹ)k/.
- What is the plural of meatfork?
- The plural of meatfork is meatforks.
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