knife and fork
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knife-and-fork — knife and forkˈ noun (Dickens) A trencherman adjective Involving, or relating to, the use of a knife and fork • • • Main Entry: ↑knife … Useful english dictionary
Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork — subtitled A 12 Stop Program to End Bad Habits and Begin a Healthy Lifestyle is a book by former Arkansas governor and 2008 U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. It is based on his health experience of being overweight and diabetic … Wikipedia
knife and fork — n. hearty eater … English contemporary dictionary
knife-and-fork tea — High tea … A concise dictionary of English slang
play a good knife and fork — eat ravenously, eat a lot of food quickly … English contemporary dictionary
Fork etiquette — in Western social settings takes two primary forms. The style used mostly in the United States of America, which is sometimes called the zigzag method or American style , differs from the European or Continental style mostly used in the rest of… … Wikipedia
knife — noun 1 tool for cutting ADJECTIVE ▪ blunt, dull (esp. AmE) ▪ sharp ▪ serrated ▪ long ▪ small … Collocations dictionary
knife — [[t]na͟ɪf[/t]] ♦♦♦ knives, knifes, knifing, knifed (knives is the plural form of the noun and knifes is the third person singular of the present tense of the verb.) 1) N COUNT A knife is a tool for cutting or a weapon and consists of a flat piece … English dictionary
fork — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 tool for eating ADJECTIVE ▪ toasting ▪ salad (AmE) ▪ plastic VERB + FORK ▪ pick up ▪ … Collocations dictionary
knife — knife1 W3S3 [naıf] n plural knives [naıvz] ↑flipper, ↑knife, ↑tank, ↑wetsuit [: Old English; Origin: cnif] 1.) a metal blade fixed into a handle, used for cutting or as a weapon →↑scalpel ▪ a knife and fork … Dictionary of contemporary English
