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
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
Yes," answered Torbert, dropping into his seat and picking up his oyster fork, "and I am somewhat at a loss to describe it.
From Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York A Series of Stories and Sketches Portraying Many Singular Phases of Metropolitan Life by Beard, Harry
Cyn shook an oyster fork at her threateningly.
From Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes by Thayer, Ella Cheever
The tiny-pronged oyster fork was lying there on the cloth, untouched!
From Missy by Gatlin, Dana
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