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terrapin forks

terrapin forks is the plural of terrapin fork.

Meaning of terrapin fork

Noun

terrapin fork (plural terrapin forks)

  1. A hybrid of a spoon and a fork, similar to a spork, used for the consumption of terrapin stew and other dishes made from turtle meat. It emerged during the Victorian era and was popular during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Questions about terrapin forks

What is terrapin forks the plural of?
Terrapin forks is the plural of terrapin fork.

Words near terrapin forks in the dictionary

  1. Terrans
  2. terrapene
  3. terrapenes
  4. terrapin
  5. terrapin fork
  6. terrapin forks
  7. terrapin à la Maryland
  8. terrapinlike
  9. terrapins
  10. terraplene
  11. terraplenes

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