TOASTING FORK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does toasting fork mean? 

• TOASTING FORK (noun)
  The noun TOASTING FORK has 1 sense:

1. long-handled fork for cooking or toasting frankfurters or bread etc. (especially over an open fire)

  Familiarity information: TOASTING FORK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOASTING FORK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Long-handled fork for cooking or toasting frankfurters or bread etc. (especially over an open fire)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("toasting fork" is a kind of...):

fork (cutlery used for serving and eating food)

 Context examples 

"No, it's the toasting fork, with Mother's shoe on it instead of the bread. Beth's stage-struck!" cried Meg, and the rehearsal ended in a general burst of laughter.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)