- run|ci|ble spoon
- run|ci|ble spoon «RUHN suh buhl»,a fork with three short, wide prongs, used as a spoon in eating ice cream and other semisolid food.╂[apparently < runc (inate) + -ible]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
run|ci|ble spoon
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runcible spoon — run′ci•ble spoon′ [[t]ˈrʌn sə bəl[/t]] n. a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp, curved prong, as used for serving hors d oeuvres • Etymology: runcible, nonsense term coined in 1871 by Edward Lear … From formal English to slang
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