knife and forkn.

Brit.

/ˌnʌɪf (ə)n(d) ˈfɔːk/, U.S.

/ˌnaɪf (ə)n ˈfɔrk/

a. literal as used in eating at table. Hence in various phrases referring to eating, as to play a good knife and fork, to eat heartily.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > cutlery

cutlery1624

knife and fork1727

flatware1874

iron1905

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > eat via specific process [verb (intransitive)] > eat heartily

to lay in1579

to fall aboard——1603

to eat (also work) like a horse1707

to play a good knife and fork1809

tuck1810

stoke1882

to mug up1897

1727 J. Gay Fables I. xxxvii. 125 Then to contribute to my loss, My knife and fork were laid across.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. i. vi. 57 Domingo, after playing a good knife and fork..took himself off.

1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xlv. 435 My digestion is much impaired, and I am but a poor knife and fork at any time.

1888 A. S. Swan Doris Cheyne i. 21 I'll be glad to see you over to a knife and fork.

1889 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms xlv Moran..played a good knife and fork.

b. attributive (with hyphens).

ΚΠ

1812 Sporting Mag. 40 25 These dextrous knife-and-fork men.

1838 Manch. Guardian 26 Sept. 3/2 This question of universal suffrage is a knife-and-fork question, a bread-and-cheese question, after all.

1841 W. Gresley Charles Lever 183 With one class, it is what has been termed a knife-and-fork question; with the other, a moral or political affair.

1895 Péronne Veil of Liberty ix. 182 A good knife-and-fork breakfast.

1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 163/2 Knife and fork tea (middle class, 1874). Vulgarisation of high tea.

1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. iii. vi. 624 A sound specimen of their knife-and-fork tea.

1963 A. Bird & F. Hutton-Stott Veteran Motor Car Pocketbk. 150 The first model of Lutzmann was a knife-and-fork copy of the Benz.

2. A popular name of Herb Robert ( Geranium robertianum) and the common club-moss ( Lycopodium clavatum).

ΚΠ

1879 in J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names

Derivatives

knife-and-forker n. one who plays a good knife and fork, a hearty eater.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [noun] > eating heartily or greedily > hearty eater

moucher1570

trencherman1590

Hungarian1600

knife-and-forker1839

1839 T. Hood Lit. & Literal in Hood's Own 378 Not a mere pic-nic..But tempting to the solid knife-and-forker.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	knife and fork
释义	knife and forkn. Brit. /ˌnʌɪf (ə)n(d) ˈfɔːk/, U.S. /ˌnaɪf (ə)n ˈfɔrk/ 1. a. literal as used in eating at table. Hence in various phrases referring to eating, as to play a good knife and fork, to eat heartily. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > cutlery cutlery1624 knife and fork1727 flatware1874 iron1905 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > eat via specific process [verb (intransitive)] > eat heartily to lay in1579 to fall aboard——1603 to eat (also work) like a horse1707 to play a good knife and fork1809 tuck1810 stoke1882 to mug up1897 1727 J. Gay Fables I. xxxvii. 125 Then to contribute to my loss, My knife and fork were laid across. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas I. i. vi. 57 Domingo, after playing a good knife and fork..took himself off. 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xlv. 435 My digestion is much impaired, and I am but a poor knife and fork at any time. 1888 A. S. Swan Doris Cheyne i. 21 I'll be glad to see you over to a knife and fork. 1889 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms xlv Moran..played a good knife and fork. b. attributive (with hyphens). ΚΠ 1812 Sporting Mag. 40 25 These dextrous knife-and-fork men. 1838 Manch. Guardian 26 Sept. 3/2 This question of universal suffrage is a knife-and-fork question, a bread-and-cheese question, after all. 1841 W. Gresley Charles Lever 183 With one class, it is what has been termed a knife-and-fork question; with the other, a moral or political affair. 1895 Péronne Veil of Liberty ix. 182 A good knife-and-fork breakfast. 1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 163/2 Knife and fork tea (middle class, 1874). Vulgarisation of high tea. 1929 J. B. Priestley Good Compan. iii. vi. 624 A sound specimen of their knife-and-fork tea. 1963 A. Bird & F. Hutton-Stott Veteran Motor Car Pocketbk. 150 The first model of Lutzmann was a knife-and-fork copy of the Benz. 2. A popular name of Herb Robert ( Geranium robertianum) and the common club-moss ( Lycopodium clavatum). ΚΠ 1879 in J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names Derivatives knife-and-forker n. one who plays a good knife and fork, a hearty eater. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > processes or manners of eating > [noun] > eating heartily or greedily > hearty eater moucher1570 trencherman1590 Hungarian1600 knife-and-forker1839 1839 T. Hood Lit. & Literal in Hood's Own 378 Not a mere pic-nic..But tempting to the solid knife-and-forker. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1727
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