forkful
English
Etymology
Noun
forkful (plural forkfuls or forksful)
- The amount that a fork will hold.
- 1926 December, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, “Jeeves and the Impending Doom”, in Very Good, Jeeves!, London: Herbert Jenkins Limited […], published 20 June 1930, →OCLC, page 15:
- He uncovered the fragrant eggs and b., and I pronged a moody forkful.
Coordinate terms
Translations
amount a fork will hold
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