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† ˈforket Obs.
Also 5 forkette.
[? f. fork n. + -et1; cf. F. fourchette table-fork.]
1. A small fork. Also, a prong of a fork.
1583Hollyband Campo di Fior 209 Picke not thy teeth with a forkette. 1611Cotgr., Fourcheon, a forket; the tooth, or graine of a forke.
2. (See quot.)
1708Phil. Trans. XXVI. 78 Fossils..Bidentula. The Forket. |