salad fork
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of salad fork
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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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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