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fish fork

American  

noun

  1. a small fork having usually three tines, used for eating fish at table.


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This wasn’t some obscure, draconian fish fork matter.

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2013

Fish is eaten with a silver fish fork.

From The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men by Walter Germain

The oyster fork is placed at the right of the soup spoon, the fish fork at the left of the other forks.

From The Complete Home by Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth) Laughlin

If there is an entrée, the fork for this course is placed between the fish fork and that for the roast and the salad fork is left to be brought in later.

From Etiquette by Emily Post

Then on the left of each plate, handle towards the edge of the table, and prongs up, is put the salad fork, the meat fork is put next, and then the fish fork.

From Etiquette by Emily Post

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