forky
Americanadjective
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Origin of forky
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He spoke, and high the forky trident hurl'd, Rolls clouds on clouds, and stirs the watery world, At once the face of earth and sea deforms, Swells all the winds, and rouses all the storms.
From The Odyssey by Pope, Alexander
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)
Thou Har, who grip’st thy foeman Right hard, and Rolf the bowman, And many, many others, The forky lightning’s brothers!
From Targum by Borrow, George Henry
The morning dawned full darkly, The rain came flashing down And the forky streak of lightning's bolt, Lit up the gloomy town.
From A Book for the Young by French, Sarah
Meantime, the gath'ring clouds obscure the skies: From pole to pole the forky lightning flies; The rattling thunders roll; and Juno pours A wintry deluge down, and sounding show'rs.
From The Aeneid English by Virgil
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