forky
Americanadjective
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Origin of forky
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Turn'd to her foe, she stiffens every scale, And shoots her forky tongue, and whisks her threatening tail.
From The Life of Cicero Volume One by Trollope, Anthony
Each to his task; all different ways retire: Cull the dry stick; call forth the seeds of fire; Deep fix the kettle's props, a forky row, Or give with fanning hat the breeze to blow.
From The Natural History of Selborne by White, Gilbert
Wolves hunt in packs, They sought for bigger game; somehow They seemed to see above her brow The forky sign of turkey tracks.
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Wells, Carolyn
At length, however, the lock gave way, and the lid flew open, when, O horror! instead of gold and jewels, she saw before her serpents with glittering eyes and forky tongues.
From The Pink Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew
At the sight of the young man it lashed its tail so violently that the earth trembled as if with an earthquake, while its forky tongue darted in and out with a deafening hissing noise.
From The Red Romance Book by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)
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