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What are the spoon bit of a spoon and fork bit of a fork called?
What are a stag's comrades called?What are the reflective thingies called in English?Word for people who buy things because they are more expensive/ for the brandUsing “connotation of” in an active manner?What are proper nouns of people's names called?Lexically recognized synonym for “humblebrag”?What word or phrase describes the quality of an assertion to be inbetween a fact and an opinion?Transitive-like nounsWhat is “the culinary chops”?What are set of words word like “crocodiles” and “alligators”, and “turtle” and “tortoise” called?
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A knife has a handle and a blade. A spoon has a handle and a... Bowl? A fork has a handle and... Spikes? Prongs?
I guess this can be extended to more esoteric cutlery such as sporks.
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A knife has a handle and a blade. A spoon has a handle and a... Bowl? A fork has a handle and... Spikes? Prongs?
I guess this can be extended to more esoteric cutlery such as sporks.
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For a fork, it's prongs (in British English).
– TrevorD
1 hour ago
While we're at it, the metal part of the blade that extends into a wooden handle is called the tang.
– user334732
1 hour ago
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A knife has a handle and a blade. A spoon has a handle and a... Bowl? A fork has a handle and... Spikes? Prongs?
I guess this can be extended to more esoteric cutlery such as sporks.
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A knife has a handle and a blade. A spoon has a handle and a... Bowl? A fork has a handle and... Spikes? Prongs?
I guess this can be extended to more esoteric cutlery such as sporks.
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For a fork, it's prongs (in British English).
– TrevorD
1 hour ago
While we're at it, the metal part of the blade that extends into a wooden handle is called the tang.
– user334732
1 hour ago
add a comment |
For a fork, it's prongs (in British English).
– TrevorD
1 hour ago
While we're at it, the metal part of the blade that extends into a wooden handle is called the tang.
– user334732
1 hour ago
For a fork, it's prongs (in British English).
– TrevorD
1 hour ago
For a fork, it's prongs (in British English).
– TrevorD
1 hour ago
While we're at it, the metal part of the blade that extends into a wooden handle is called the tang.
– user334732
1 hour ago
While we're at it, the metal part of the blade that extends into a wooden handle is called the tang.
– user334732
1 hour ago
add a comment |
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A spoon has a bowl.
A fork merges at its neck into a root carrying prongs or tines
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Not that I disbelieve you, and they certainly sound like reasonable terms, but could you provide some citations?
– Adam Barnes
1 hour ago
visualdictionaryonline.com
– Hitch-22
1 hour ago
Is it head or bowl? Your text says head, but the picture says bowl.
– Mitch
1 hour ago
True, thanks. As bowl seems in fact more common, I edited my original response.
– Hitch-22
1 hour ago
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Bowl:
the hollow of a spoon
(M-W)
(visualdictionaryonline.com)
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A spoon has a bowl.
A fork merges at its neck into a root carrying prongs or tines
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Not that I disbelieve you, and they certainly sound like reasonable terms, but could you provide some citations?
– Adam Barnes
1 hour ago
visualdictionaryonline.com
– Hitch-22
1 hour ago
Is it head or bowl? Your text says head, but the picture says bowl.
– Mitch
1 hour ago
True, thanks. As bowl seems in fact more common, I edited my original response.
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1 hour ago
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A spoon has a bowl.
A fork merges at its neck into a root carrying prongs or tines
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Not that I disbelieve you, and they certainly sound like reasonable terms, but could you provide some citations?
– Adam Barnes
1 hour ago
visualdictionaryonline.com
– Hitch-22
1 hour ago
Is it head or bowl? Your text says head, but the picture says bowl.
– Mitch
1 hour ago
True, thanks. As bowl seems in fact more common, I edited my original response.
– Hitch-22
1 hour ago
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A spoon has a bowl.
A fork merges at its neck into a root carrying prongs or tines
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A spoon has a bowl.
A fork merges at its neck into a root carrying prongs or tines
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Not that I disbelieve you, and they certainly sound like reasonable terms, but could you provide some citations?
– Adam Barnes
1 hour ago
visualdictionaryonline.com
– Hitch-22
1 hour ago
Is it head or bowl? Your text says head, but the picture says bowl.
– Mitch
1 hour ago
True, thanks. As bowl seems in fact more common, I edited my original response.
– Hitch-22
1 hour ago
add a comment |
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Not that I disbelieve you, and they certainly sound like reasonable terms, but could you provide some citations?
– Adam Barnes
1 hour ago
visualdictionaryonline.com
– Hitch-22
1 hour ago
Is it head or bowl? Your text says head, but the picture says bowl.
– Mitch
1 hour ago
True, thanks. As bowl seems in fact more common, I edited my original response.
– Hitch-22
1 hour ago
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Not that I disbelieve you, and they certainly sound like reasonable terms, but could you provide some citations?
– Adam Barnes
1 hour ago
Not that I disbelieve you, and they certainly sound like reasonable terms, but could you provide some citations?
– Adam Barnes
1 hour ago
visualdictionaryonline.com
– Hitch-22
1 hour ago
visualdictionaryonline.com
– Hitch-22
1 hour ago
Is it head or bowl? Your text says head, but the picture says bowl.
– Mitch
1 hour ago
Is it head or bowl? Your text says head, but the picture says bowl.
– Mitch
1 hour ago
True, thanks. As bowl seems in fact more common, I edited my original response.
– Hitch-22
1 hour ago
True, thanks. As bowl seems in fact more common, I edited my original response.
– Hitch-22
1 hour ago
add a comment |
Bowl:
the hollow of a spoon
(M-W)
(visualdictionaryonline.com)
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the hollow of a spoon
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Bowl:
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For a fork, it's prongs (in British English).
– TrevorD
1 hour ago
While we're at it, the metal part of the blade that extends into a wooden handle is called the tang.
– user334732
1 hour ago