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salad fork

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noun

  1. a small, broad fork, usually one of a set, for eating salad or dessert.


Etymology

Origin of salad fork

First recorded in 1915–20


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The salad fork, at least, a rigid sea serpent with four braided tongues for tines, did come from Dalí’s own drawing.

From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

The queen stopped and put down her salad fork.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2022

His mother had a dinner, and she was a Texan lady, I mean she had the whole dinner setup, and I was mortified—I had no idea there was a salad fork and a regular fork.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 4, 2016

I instead am one who has the unfortunate habit of getting halfway through a meal before realizing I’m eating it with the salad fork.

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2013

During the day, she pointed to strange and funny things, naming them for me: bidet, Brownie camera, salad fork, napkin.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

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