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knork

a half-knife, half-fork piece of cutlery

TRANSLATION

knork = Kombination aus Messer und Gabel

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

“Homecraft KNORK Knife and Fork Combination Cutlery, Two-in-One Ergonomic Eating Utensil, Promotes Safe Independent Eating with No Sharp Edges, Suitable for Left and Right Handed People.”

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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.


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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