dinner fork

American  

noun

1. a fork used to eat the main course of a meal.

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Example Sentences

Just beyond a spaghetti restaurant — which announces itself with a 50-foot-high dinner fork protruding from a 15-foot meatball — she turned left into the theater parking lot, on time for her 5 p.m. shift.

From New York Times

The 20-centimeter fossil—about as long as a dinner fork—is an impression of a two-pronged creature with long stems topped by cups with tentacles.

From Science Magazine

There are anecdotes on, among other things, the history of the dinner fork, medieval holiday hijinks and how Paris was redesigned.

From Seattle Times

A ricer is perfect for breaking down potatoes, but steamed russets fall apart just as easily under a dinner fork, which is finer than a potato masher and more common in any kitchen.

From New York Times

Mash the egg yolks into a fine crumble using the back of a dinner fork or use a cooling rack as described above.

From Fox News