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TOASTING FORK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does toasting fork mean? 

TOASTING FORK (noun)
  The noun TOASTING FORK has 1 sense:

1. long-handled fork for cooking or toasting frankfurters or bread etc. (especially over an open fire)play

  Familiarity information: TOASTING FORK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TOASTING FORK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Long-handled fork for cooking or toasting frankfurters or bread etc. (especially over an open fire)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("toasting fork" is a kind of...):

fork (cutlery used for serving and eating food)


 Context examples 


"No, it's the toasting fork, with Mother's shoe on it instead of the bread. Beth's stage-struck!" cried Meg, and the rehearsal ended in a general burst of laughter.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)



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