splade — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. A spork that is sharp along one edge or both edges, enabling it to be used as a knife, a fork and a spoon.

   Uso

   • Australia
   • New-Zealand

   Parole correlate

   runcible spoonsporkknork

   Esempi

   ◆ small, flat soft plastic spoons ◆ use of a ‘splade’ instead of a fork ◆ cutlery with a large soft handle for easier grip

   2002, Morven F Ball, Developmental Coordination Disorder A splade (see Figure 7.2) can be used if there is a problem with coordinating a knife and fork.

   Altri esempi (1)

   At even the best dinner parties a splade (an implement combining a spoon, a fork, and a blunt blade) was used to load the food from lap to lip.