sucket fork

[ suhk-it ]

/ ˈsʌk ɪt /

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noun

a utensil for sweetmeats of the 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries, having fork tines at one end and a spoon bowl at the other end of a common stem.

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Origin of sucket fork

sucket, alteration of succade candied fruit <Anglo-French sukade,dialectal Old French (northeast) succade

Words nearby sucket fork

sucker, sucker bait, suckerfish, sucker list, sucker-punch, sucket fork, suckfish, suckhole, suck in, sucking, sucking louse

Example sentences from the Web for sucket fork

For an article in the Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology, the author must fork over $650 for “handling.”
No, Stem Cells Don't Cause Autism|Kent Sepkowitz|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In pot with boiling water, cook potatoes for 15-20 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.
Epic Meal Empire’s Meat Monstrosities: From the Bacon Spider to the Cinnabattleship|Harley Morenstein|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is messy enough to be fork-food for all but the most dexterous eater.
The Most American Pit Stop in the U.S.A.|Jane & Michael Stern|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Brienne demands the deformed, less savage Clegane brother fork her over, but he refuses, hell-bent on receiving his bounty.
Game of Thrones’ Gwendoline Christie on Brienne of Tarth’s Epic S4 Finale Showdown with The Hound|Marlow Stern|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Other times, if you take me out to a good restaurant, I can eat with a fork and keep my elbows off the table.
Anthony Bourdain Will ‘Try Anything Once’—but He Isn’t Calling in Sick|Lloyd Grove|April 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Pearson flung his knife and fork at it, having forgotten to drop those light weapons when he leaped up.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
She had forced herself to eat most of her soup, and now she was picking the flaky bits of a court bouillon with her fork.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Gilbert made a great clatter with his knife and fork, to conceal the laugh that he could not repress.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
Among others, an Abb thrice lifted his fork to his mouth, and thrice laid it down, with an eager stare of surprise.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
The coals for the smiths I have also ordered, and the same for the engine to fork the first lift.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

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