runcible spoon
nounEtymology 1871, coined by Edward Lear with no definition, but was applied to the following by 1926.
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A fork-like spoon that has a cutting edge.
- They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon;1871, Edward Lear, “Owl & Pussy-Cat”, in Nonsense Songs::
- But the Baudelaires accepted their bowls of ceviche, as well as the strange utensils Friday handed them, which were made of wood and looked like a combination of a fork and a spoon. "They're runcible spoons," Friday explained. "We don't have forks or knives in the colony, as they can be used as weapons."2006, Lemony Snicket, chapter 4, in The End, page 87: