oyster fork
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Every obsidian spear point, every oyster fork, every locomotive, every place mat.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2017
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 Harry Beard
I'm your inferior because—because—I can't use an oyster fork.
From Thirty by Howard Vincent O'Brien
Many prefer, however, to place all the forks, except the oyster fork, at the left of the plate.
From School and Home Cooking by Carlotta Cherryholmes Greer
Then the soup spoon and then the oyster fork or grape fruit spoon.
From Etiquette by Emily Post
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