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pickle fork

noun
/ˈpɪkl̩ ˌfɔːk/UK/ˌpɪk(ə)l ˈfɔɹk/US

Etymology

From pickle + fork.

  1. derived from *perg-✻ — “pole, post”
  2. derived from *furkaz✻
  3. derived from *ǵʰerk(ʷ)-✻
  4. derived from forque
  5. derived from furca — “pitchfork, forked stake; gallows, beam, stake, support post, yoke”
  6. inherited from *furkō✻ — “fork”
  7. inherited from force
  8. inherited from forke — “digging fork”
  9. compounded as pickle fork — “pickle + fork”

Definitions

  1. A fork with a long handle and usually two or three tines, used for extracting pickles…

    A fork with a long handle and usually two or three tines, used for extracting pickles from a tall jar.

  2. A long-handled tool with two prongs used to unseat ball-and-socket joints.

  3. A structure attaching an aircraft's wings to its body, having an arched shape with prongs…

    A structure attaching an aircraft's wings to its body, having an arched shape with prongs at each end.

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