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forkful

[fawrk-foo l]

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noun, plural fork·fuls.

the amount a fork can hold.

Origin of forkful

1635–45; fork + -ful, probably on the model of spoonful

Usage note

See -ful.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for forkful

Contemporary Examples of forkful

“Feel my noodle,” he says as he lowers a forkful onto her face.
How ‘Real World’ Sean Duffy Morphed Into the Shutdown Congressman
Andrew Romano
October 10, 2013

Historical Examples of forkful

I yanked down a forkful of hay for each of them, after I saw to my own horse.
The La Chance Mine Mystery
Susan Carleton Jones
My mind was on it all the time, and every forkful was placed with considerate care.
In Pastures Green
Peter McArthur
Going to the stable, I got a forkful of wet straw and carried it to my bonfire.
In Pastures Green
Peter McArthur
He had a forkful of hay over the opening when he saw her below.
The Hand
Gerald Allan Sohl
After tasting his first forkful of food, he gasped, "And none of this ham!"
Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X
Victor Appleton

Word Origin and History for forkful

n.

1640s; see fork (n.) + -ful.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper