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What are the spoon bit of a spoon and fork bit of a fork 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
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While we're at it, the metal part of the blade that extends into a wooden handle is called the tang.
– user334732
12 mins 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
47 mins ago
While we're at it, the metal part of the blade that extends into a wooden handle is called the tang.
– user334732
12 mins ago
add a comment |
For a fork, it's prongs (in British English).
– TrevorD
47 mins ago
While we're at it, the metal part of the blade that extends into a wooden handle is called the tang.
– user334732
12 mins ago
For a fork, it's prongs (in British English).
– TrevorD
47 mins ago
For a fork, it's prongs (in British English).
– TrevorD
47 mins ago
While we're at it, the metal part of the blade that extends into a wooden handle is called the tang.
– user334732
12 mins ago
While we're at it, the metal part of the blade that extends into a wooden handle is called the tang.
– user334732
12 mins ago
add a comment |
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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
41 mins ago
visualdictionaryonline.com
– Hitch-22
15 mins ago
Is it head or bowl? Your text says head, but the picture says bowl.
– Mitch
8 mins ago
True, thanks. As bowl seems in fact more common, I edited my original response.
– Hitch-22
2 mins ago
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Bowl:
the hollow of a spoon
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the hollow of a spoon
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Bowl:
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A spoon has a bowl.
A fork merges at its neck into a root carrying prongs or tines
New contributor
1
Not that I disbelieve you, and they certainly sound like reasonable terms, but could you provide some citations?
– Adam Barnes
41 mins ago
visualdictionaryonline.com
– Hitch-22
15 mins ago
Is it head or bowl? Your text says head, but the picture says bowl.
– Mitch
8 mins ago
True, thanks. As bowl seems in fact more common, I edited my original response.
– Hitch-22
2 mins ago
add a comment |
A spoon has a bowl.
A fork merges at its neck into a root carrying prongs or tines
New contributor
1
Not that I disbelieve you, and they certainly sound like reasonable terms, but could you provide some citations?
– Adam Barnes
41 mins ago
visualdictionaryonline.com
– Hitch-22
15 mins ago
Is it head or bowl? Your text says head, but the picture says bowl.
– Mitch
8 mins ago
True, thanks. As bowl seems in fact more common, I edited my original response.
– Hitch-22
2 mins ago
add a comment |
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
41 mins ago
visualdictionaryonline.com
– Hitch-22
15 mins ago
Is it head or bowl? Your text says head, but the picture says bowl.
– Mitch
8 mins ago
True, thanks. As bowl seems in fact more common, I edited my original response.
– Hitch-22
2 mins ago
add a comment |
1
Not that I disbelieve you, and they certainly sound like reasonable terms, but could you provide some citations?
– Adam Barnes
41 mins ago
visualdictionaryonline.com
– Hitch-22
15 mins ago
Is it head or bowl? Your text says head, but the picture says bowl.
– Mitch
8 mins ago
True, thanks. As bowl seems in fact more common, I edited my original response.
– Hitch-22
2 mins ago
1
1
Not that I disbelieve you, and they certainly sound like reasonable terms, but could you provide some citations?
– Adam Barnes
41 mins ago
Not that I disbelieve you, and they certainly sound like reasonable terms, but could you provide some citations?
– Adam Barnes
41 mins ago
visualdictionaryonline.com
– Hitch-22
15 mins ago
visualdictionaryonline.com
– Hitch-22
15 mins ago
Is it head or bowl? Your text says head, but the picture says bowl.
– Mitch
8 mins ago
Is it head or bowl? Your text says head, but the picture says bowl.
– Mitch
8 mins ago
True, thanks. As bowl seems in fact more common, I edited my original response.
– Hitch-22
2 mins ago
True, thanks. As bowl seems in fact more common, I edited my original response.
– Hitch-22
2 mins ago
add a comment |
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For a fork, it's prongs (in British English).
– TrevorD
47 mins ago
While we're at it, the metal part of the blade that extends into a wooden handle is called the tang.
– user334732
12 mins ago