词汇 | runcible spoon |
词源 | runcible spoon. A forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp curved prong used for serving hors d’oeuvres. The word was coined in 1871 by English author Edward Lear. The spoon seems to have been invented after Lear described it thus- ly in “The Owl and the Pussycat”: They dined on mince and slices of quince Which they ate with a runcible spoon. |
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