carving fork

noun

1. a fork used in carving meat, commonly having two long tines and, at the base of the handle, a projection on which to rest the forefinger and thumb.

Word History and Origins

Origin of carving fork¹

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

When breaking down a turkey, a carving fork is often more trouble than it’s worth.

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Leg of Lamb: With rounding side up, plunge carving fork in center of roast, and cut in thin, parallel slices across grain to bone.

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Domestic Duck: Bird on back (drumsticks to right of carver, as with all fowl) the carving fork is thrust through breast.

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In Spanish America, trinchante is used to designate the carving fork.

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A steel table or carving fork, for example, is an important article of cutlery, although it is not a cutting tool.

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The father talked so much that his daughter Edith took the carving-fork from him and served out the mutton-chops herself.

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