runcible spoon

[ ruhn-suh-buhl ]

noun

1. a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp, curved prong, as used for serving hors d'oeuvres.

runcible spoon

/ ˈrʌnsɪbəl /

noun

1. a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp curved prong

Word History and Origins

Origin of runcible spoon¹

runcible, term coined in 1871 by Edward Lear

Word History and Origins

Origin of runcible spoon¹

runcible coined by Edward Lear in a nonsense poem (1871)

Example Sentences

She bellows “runcible spoon” at the appropriate moment.

From Los Angeles Times

A multitalented man, Lear also composed scores of four-line, non-obscene limericks, coined immortal phrases such as “runcible spoon” and dashed off spindly, surreally cartoonish drawings to accompany virtually everything he wrote.

From Washington Post