oyster fork
Americannoun
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Every obsidian spear point, every oyster fork, every locomotive, every place mat.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2017
For formal dinners usually three or four forks, including an oyster fork, and three knives, including a silver one for the fish course, if fish is served.
From Dinners and Luncheons Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions by Pierce, Paul
The tiny-pronged oyster fork was lying there on the cloth, untouched!
From Missy by Gatlin, Dana
Generally when soup and raw oysters are served, the oyster fork is laid across the soup spoon.
From School and Home Cooking by Greer, Carlotta Cherryholmes
An oyster fork, which is a small, three-pronged fork, is always served with raw oysters, and usually a piece of lemon is supplied in addition to the cocktail sauce.
From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
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