knork
noun

- a piece of cutlery, used as both a knife and a fork

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ORIGINS

The word knork is a blend of knife and fork. Typically, one or both of the outer edges of a fork-like utensil are sharpened to allow the user to cut their food.

Also known as a Nelson fork, after Admiral Horatio Nelson who used this type of cutlery after losing his right arm during the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 1797.

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Other weird blends in this category are:

- sporf = a combination of  a spoon, a knife and a fork
- spork or foon = a spoon-like shallow scoop with two to four fork tines
- spife = a combination of a spoon and of a knife

The etymology of the word “cutlery” comes from the Old French word “coutelier” (knife) and is first documented in 1297, in Sheffield, England.

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