biforked

[ bahy-fawrkt ]

adjective

1. bifurcate ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of biforked¹

First recorded in 1570–80; bi- ¹ + forked

Example Sentences

When they have all entered the latter, a heavy wooden bar is rested on two biforked poles, one on each side of the entrance, thus barring their way out; and there they are kept all day, waiting for such native travellers or traders as may require their services along the coast.

From Project Gutenberg

Just so has it been with you sitting at your appointed place—pretty high up—on the road to the summit of the Biforked Hill.

From Project Gutenberg

The ridge of mountains on which Mount Olympus is situated, whose rugged summits were seen no less fancifully towering over the forest than those of the east side, bounded to a considerable extent our western horizon; on these, however, not one conspicuous eminence arose, nor could we now distinguish that which on the sea-coast appeared to be centrally situated, forming an elegant biforked mountain.

From Project Gutenberg