pickle fork
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A drawing of a pickle fork (sense 1).[n 1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɪkl̩ ˈfɔːk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɪk(ə)l ˈfɔɹk/
- Rhymes: -ɔːk
- Hyphenation: pick‧le fork
Noun[edit]
pickle fork (plural pickle forks)
- A fork with a long handle and usually two or three tines, used for extracting pickles from a tall jar.
- A long-handled tool with two prongs used to unseat ball-and-socket joints.
- (aviation, informal) A structure attaching an aircraft's wings to its body, having an arched shape with prongs at each end.
Hypernyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
fork with a long handle and usually two or three tines, used for extracting pickles from a tall jar
long-handled took with two prongs used to unseat ball joints
Notes[edit]
- ^ By John R. Towers, c. 1936, from the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., USA.
