| slovo | definícia |
fork
(mass) | fork
- vidlička, vidlica, vidly, rozdvojiť, rozdeliť, rozvetviť,
spustenie nového procesu |
fork
(encz) | fork,rozcestí n: jose |
fork
(encz) | fork,rozdělit v: luke |
fork
(encz) | fork,rozdvojit v: Hynek Hanke |
fork
(encz) | fork,rozvětvit v: luke |
fork
(encz) | fork,vidle n: luke |
fork
(encz) | fork,vidlice n: luke |
fork
(encz) | fork,vidlička n: |
Fork
(gcide) | Fork \Fork\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Forked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Forking.]
1. To shoot into blades, as corn.
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The corn beginneth to fork. --Mortimer.
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2. To divide into two or more branches; as, a road, a tree,
or a stream forks.
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Fork
(gcide) | Fork \Fork\, v. t.
To raise, or pitch with a fork, as hay; to dig or turn over
with a fork, as the soil.
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Forking the sheaves on the high-laden cart. --Prof.
Wilson.
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To fork over To fork out, to hand or pay over, as money;
to cough up. [Slang] --G. Eliot.
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Fork
(gcide) | Fork \Fork\ (f[^o]rk), n. [AS. forc, fr. L. furca. Cf.
Fourch['e], Furcate.]
1. An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank
terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are
usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used
for piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything.
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2. Anything furcate or like a fork in shape, or furcate at
the extremity; as, a tuning fork.
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3. One of the parts into which anything is furcated or
divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a
barbed point, as of an arrow.
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Let it fall . . . though the fork invade
The region of my heart. --Shak.
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A thunderbolt with three forks. --Addison.
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4. The place where a division or a union occurs; the angle or
opening between two branches or limbs; as, the fork of a
river, a tree, or a road.
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5. The gibbet. [Obs.] --Bp. Butler.
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Fork beam (Shipbuilding), a half beam to support a deck,
where hatchways occur.
Fork chuck (Wood Turning), a lathe center having two prongs
for driving the work.
Fork head.
(a) The barbed head of an arrow.
(b) The forked end of a rod which forms part of a knuckle
joint.
In fork. (Mining) A mine is said to be in fork, or an
engine to "have the water in fork," when all the water is
drawn out of the mine. --Ure.
The forks of a river or The forks of a road, the branches
into which it divides, or which come together to form it;
the place where separation or union takes place.
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fork
(gcide) | Bracket \Brack"et\, n. [Cf. OF. braguette codpiece, F. brayette,
Sp. bragueta, also a projecting mold in architecture; dim.
fr. L. bracae breeches; cf. also, OF. bracon beam, prop,
support; of unknown origin. Cf. Breeches.]
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1. (Arch.) An architectural member, plain or ornamental,
projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling
outside of the same; also, a decorative feature seeming to
discharge such an office.
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Note: This is the more general word. See Brace,
Cantalever, Console, Corbel, Strut.
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2. (Engin. & Mech.) A piece or combination of pieces, usually
triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened
to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or
to strengthen angles.
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3. (Naut.) A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as
a support.
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4. (Mil.) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.
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5. (Print.) One of two characters [], used to inclose a
reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded
from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify
a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other
purposes; -- called also crotchet.
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6. A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a
wall, column, or the like.
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7. (Gunnery) A figure determined by firing a projectile
beyond a target and another short of it, as a basis for
ascertaining the proper elevation of the piece; -- only
used in the phrase, to establish a bracket. After the
bracket is established shots are fired with intermediate
elevations until the exact range is obtained. In the
United States navy it is called fork.
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Bracket light, a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall,
column, etc.
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fork
(wn) | fork
n 1: cutlery used for serving and eating food
2: the act of branching out or dividing into branches [syn:
branching, ramification, fork, forking]
3: the region of the angle formed by the junction of two
branches; "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the
crotch of a tree" [syn: fork, crotch]
4: an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a
handle and metal prongs
5: the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they
join the human trunk [syn: crotch, fork]
v 1: lift with a pitchfork; "pitchfork hay" [syn: pitchfork,
fork]
2: place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces
3: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The
road forks" [syn: branch, ramify, fork, furcate,
separate]
4: shape like a fork; "She forked her fingers" |
fork
(foldoc) | fork
A Unix system call used by a process
(the "parent") to make a copy (the "child") of itself. The
child process is identical to the parent except it has a
different process identifier and a zero return value from
the fork call. It is assumed to have used no resources.
A fork followed by an exec can be used to start a different
process but this can be inefficient and some later Unix
variants provide vfork as an alternative mechanism for this.
See also fork bomb.
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fork
(jargon) | fork
In the open-source community, a fork is what occurs when two (or more)
versions of a software package's source code are being developed in
parallel which once shared a common code base, and these multiple versions
of the source code have irreconcilable differences between them. This
should not be confused with a development branch, which may later be folded
back into the original source code base. Nor should it be confused with
what happens when a new distribution of Linux or some other distribution is
created, because that largely assembles pieces than can and will be used in
other distributions without conflict.
Forking is uncommon; in fact, it is so uncommon that individual instances
loom large in hacker folklore. Notable in this class were the Emacs/XEmacs
fork, the GCC/EGCS fork (later healed by a merger) and the forks among the
FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD operating systems.
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fork
(devil) | FORK, n. An instrument used chiefly for the purpose of putting dead
animals into the mouth. Formerly the knife was employed for this
purpose, and by many worthy persons is still thought to have many
advantages over the other tool, which, however, they do not altogether
reject, but use to assist in charging the knife. The immunity of
these persons from swift and awful death is one of the most striking
proofs of God's mercy to those that hate Him.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
forklift
(mass) | fork-lift
- vysokozdvižný vozík |
carving fork
(encz) | carving fork, n: |
fork out
(encz) | fork out,vydat velkou částku Zdeněk Brož |
fork over
(encz) | fork over,vysázet v: Zdeněk Brož |
fork up
(encz) | fork up, v: |
fork-lift
(encz) | fork-lift,zdvižný vozík vidlicový Martin M. |
forked
(encz) | forked,rozvětvený adj: Zdeněk Brožforked,vidlicovitý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
forked lightning
(encz) | forked lightning, n: |
forkful
(encz) | forkful,plná vidlička n: Zdeněk Brož |
forking
(encz) | forking,dělení n: lukeforking,větvení n: luke |
forklift
(encz) | forklift,zdvižný vozík vidlicový Martin M. |
forklift truck
(encz) | forklift truck, |
forks
(encz) | forks,vidle pl. Zdeněk Brožforks,vidličky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
hayfork
(encz) | hayfork, n: |
pitchfork
(encz) | pitchfork,vidle n: Pavel Machek |
salad fork
(encz) | salad fork, n: |
skeleton fork fern
(encz) | skeleton fork fern, n: |
tablefork
(encz) | tablefork, n: |
toasting fork
(encz) | toasting fork,grilovací vidlička n: Zdeněk Brož |
toasting-fork
(encz) | toasting-fork,grilovací vidlička n: Zdeněk Brož |
tuning fork
(encz) | tuning fork,ladička n: Zdeněk Brožtuning fork,vidličková ladička n: Zdeněk Brož |
Biforked
(gcide) | Biforked \Bi"forked\, a.
Bifurcate.
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Cross forked
(gcide) | Forked \Forked\, a.
1. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into
two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated;
zigzag; as, the forked lighting.
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A serpent seen, with forked tongue. --Shak.
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2. Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.
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Cross forked (Her.), a cross, the ends of whose arms are
divided into two sharp points; -- called also {cross
double fitch['e]}. A cross forked of three points is a
cross, each of whose arms terminates in three sharp
points.
Forked counsel, advice pointing more than one way;
ambiguous advice. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. -- Fork"ed*ly,
adv. -- Fork"ed*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]Cross \Cross\ (kr[o^]s), a.
1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse;
oblique; intersecting.
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The cross refraction of the second prism. --Sir I.
Newton.
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2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected;
interrupting; adverse; contrary; thwarting; perverse. "A
cross fortune." --Jer. Taylor.
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The cross and unlucky issue of my design.
--Glanvill.
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The article of the resurrection seems to lie
marvelously cross to the common experience of
mankind. --South.
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We are both love's captives, but with fates so
cross,
One must be happy by the other's loss. --Dryden.
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3. Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness,
fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman.
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He had received a cross answer from his mistress.
--Jer. Taylor.
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4. Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation;
mutually inverse; interchanged; as, cross interrogatories;
cross marriages, as when a brother and sister marry
persons standing in the same relation to each other.
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Cross action (Law), an action brought by a party who is
sued against the person who has sued him, upon the same
subject matter, as upon the same contract. --Burrill.
Cross aisle (Arch.), a transept; the lateral divisions of a
cruciform church.
Cross axle.
(a) (Mach.) A shaft, windlass, or roller, worked by levers
at opposite ends, as in the copperplate printing
press.
(b) A driving axle, with cranks set at an angle of 90[deg]
with each other.
Cross bedding (Geol.), oblique lamination of horizontal
beds.
Cross bill. See in the Vocabulary.
Cross bitt. Same as Crosspiece.
Cross bond, a form of bricklaying, in which the joints of
one stretcher course come midway between those of the
stretcher courses above and below, a course of headers and
stretchers intervening. See Bond, n., 8.
Cross breed. See in the Vocabulary.
Cross breeding. See under Breeding.
Cross buttock, a particular throw in wrestling; hence, an
unexpected defeat or repulse. --Smollet.
Cross country, across the country; not by the road. "The
cross-country ride." --Cowper.
Cross fertilization, the fertilization of the female
products of one physiological individual by the male
products of another, -- as the fertilization of the ovules
of one plant by pollen from another. See Fertilization.
Cross file, a double convex file, used in dressing out the
arms or crosses of fine wheels.
Cross fire (Mil.), lines of fire, from two or more points
or places, crossing each other.
Cross forked. (Her.) See under Forked.
Cross frog. See under Frog.
Cross furrow, a furrow or trench cut across other furrows
to receive the water running in them and conduct it to the
side of the field.
Cross handle, a handle attached transversely to the axis of
a tool, as in the augur. --Knight.
Cross lode (Mining), a vein intersecting the true or
principal lode.
Cross purpose. See Cross-purpose, in the Vocabulary.
Cross reference, a reference made from one part of a book
or register to another part, where the same or an allied
subject is treated of.
Cross sea (Naut.), a chopping sea, in which the waves run
in contrary directions.
Cross stroke, a line or stroke across something, as across
the letter t.
Cross wind, a side wind; an unfavorable wind.
Cross wires, fine wires made to traverse the field of view
in a telescope, and moved by a screw with a graduated
head, used for delicate astronomical observations; spider
lines. Fixed cross wires are also used in microscopes,
etc.
Syn: Fretful; peevish. See Fretful.
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cross forked of three points
(gcide) | Forked \Forked\, a.
1. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into
two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated;
zigzag; as, the forked lighting.
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A serpent seen, with forked tongue. --Shak.
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2. Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.
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Cross forked (Her.), a cross, the ends of whose arms are
divided into two sharp points; -- called also {cross
double fitch['e]}. A cross forked of three points is a
cross, each of whose arms terminates in three sharp
points.
Forked counsel, advice pointing more than one way;
ambiguous advice. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. -- Fork"ed*ly,
adv. -- Fork"ed*ness, n.
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Dungfork
(gcide) | Dungfork \Dung"fork`\, n.
A fork for tossing dung.
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Earthfork
(gcide) | Earthfork \Earth"fork`\, n.
A pronged fork for turning up the earth.
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Fecifork
(gcide) | Fecifork \Fe"ci*fork`\, n. [Feces + fork.] (Zool.)
The anal fork on which the larv[ae] of certain insects carry
their f[ae]ces.
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Fork
(gcide) | Fork \Fork\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Forked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Forking.]
1. To shoot into blades, as corn.
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The corn beginneth to fork. --Mortimer.
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2. To divide into two or more branches; as, a road, a tree,
or a stream forks.
[1913 Webster]Fork \Fork\, v. t.
To raise, or pitch with a fork, as hay; to dig or turn over
with a fork, as the soil.
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Forking the sheaves on the high-laden cart. --Prof.
Wilson.
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To fork over To fork out, to hand or pay over, as money;
to cough up. [Slang] --G. Eliot.
[1913 Webster]Fork \Fork\ (f[^o]rk), n. [AS. forc, fr. L. furca. Cf.
Fourch['e], Furcate.]
1. An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank
terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are
usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used
for piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything.
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2. Anything furcate or like a fork in shape, or furcate at
the extremity; as, a tuning fork.
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3. One of the parts into which anything is furcated or
divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a
barbed point, as of an arrow.
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Let it fall . . . though the fork invade
The region of my heart. --Shak.
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A thunderbolt with three forks. --Addison.
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4. The place where a division or a union occurs; the angle or
opening between two branches or limbs; as, the fork of a
river, a tree, or a road.
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5. The gibbet. [Obs.] --Bp. Butler.
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Fork beam (Shipbuilding), a half beam to support a deck,
where hatchways occur.
Fork chuck (Wood Turning), a lathe center having two prongs
for driving the work.
Fork head.
(a) The barbed head of an arrow.
(b) The forked end of a rod which forms part of a knuckle
joint.
In fork. (Mining) A mine is said to be in fork, or an
engine to "have the water in fork," when all the water is
drawn out of the mine. --Ure.
The forks of a river or The forks of a road, the branches
into which it divides, or which come together to form it;
the place where separation or union takes place.
[1913 Webster]Bracket \Brack"et\, n. [Cf. OF. braguette codpiece, F. brayette,
Sp. bragueta, also a projecting mold in architecture; dim.
fr. L. bracae breeches; cf. also, OF. bracon beam, prop,
support; of unknown origin. Cf. Breeches.]
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1. (Arch.) An architectural member, plain or ornamental,
projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling
outside of the same; also, a decorative feature seeming to
discharge such an office.
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Note: This is the more general word. See Brace,
Cantalever, Console, Corbel, Strut.
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2. (Engin. & Mech.) A piece or combination of pieces, usually
triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened
to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or
to strengthen angles.
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3. (Naut.) A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as
a support.
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4. (Mil.) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.
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5. (Print.) One of two characters [], used to inclose a
reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded
from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify
a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other
purposes; -- called also crotchet.
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6. A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a
wall, column, or the like.
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7. (Gunnery) A figure determined by firing a projectile
beyond a target and another short of it, as a basis for
ascertaining the proper elevation of the piece; -- only
used in the phrase, to establish a bracket. After the
bracket is established shots are fired with intermediate
elevations until the exact range is obtained. In the
United States navy it is called fork.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bracket light, a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall,
column, etc.
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Fork beam
(gcide) | Fork \Fork\ (f[^o]rk), n. [AS. forc, fr. L. furca. Cf.
Fourch['e], Furcate.]
1. An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank
terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are
usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used
for piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything.
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2. Anything furcate or like a fork in shape, or furcate at
the extremity; as, a tuning fork.
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3. One of the parts into which anything is furcated or
divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a
barbed point, as of an arrow.
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Let it fall . . . though the fork invade
The region of my heart. --Shak.
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A thunderbolt with three forks. --Addison.
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4. The place where a division or a union occurs; the angle or
opening between two branches or limbs; as, the fork of a
river, a tree, or a road.
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5. The gibbet. [Obs.] --Bp. Butler.
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Fork beam (Shipbuilding), a half beam to support a deck,
where hatchways occur.
Fork chuck (Wood Turning), a lathe center having two prongs
for driving the work.
Fork head.
(a) The barbed head of an arrow.
(b) The forked end of a rod which forms part of a knuckle
joint.
In fork. (Mining) A mine is said to be in fork, or an
engine to "have the water in fork," when all the water is
drawn out of the mine. --Ure.
The forks of a river or The forks of a road, the branches
into which it divides, or which come together to form it;
the place where separation or union takes place.
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Fork chuck
(gcide) | Fork \Fork\ (f[^o]rk), n. [AS. forc, fr. L. furca. Cf.
Fourch['e], Furcate.]
1. An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank
terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are
usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used
for piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything.
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2. Anything furcate or like a fork in shape, or furcate at
the extremity; as, a tuning fork.
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3. One of the parts into which anything is furcated or
divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a
barbed point, as of an arrow.
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Let it fall . . . though the fork invade
The region of my heart. --Shak.
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A thunderbolt with three forks. --Addison.
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4. The place where a division or a union occurs; the angle or
opening between two branches or limbs; as, the fork of a
river, a tree, or a road.
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5. The gibbet. [Obs.] --Bp. Butler.
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Fork beam (Shipbuilding), a half beam to support a deck,
where hatchways occur.
Fork chuck (Wood Turning), a lathe center having two prongs
for driving the work.
Fork head.
(a) The barbed head of an arrow.
(b) The forked end of a rod which forms part of a knuckle
joint.
In fork. (Mining) A mine is said to be in fork, or an
engine to "have the water in fork," when all the water is
drawn out of the mine. --Ure.
The forks of a river or The forks of a road, the branches
into which it divides, or which come together to form it;
the place where separation or union takes place.
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Fork head
(gcide) | Fork \Fork\ (f[^o]rk), n. [AS. forc, fr. L. furca. Cf.
Fourch['e], Furcate.]
1. An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank
terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are
usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used
for piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything.
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2. Anything furcate or like a fork in shape, or furcate at
the extremity; as, a tuning fork.
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3. One of the parts into which anything is furcated or
divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a
barbed point, as of an arrow.
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Let it fall . . . though the fork invade
The region of my heart. --Shak.
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A thunderbolt with three forks. --Addison.
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4. The place where a division or a union occurs; the angle or
opening between two branches or limbs; as, the fork of a
river, a tree, or a road.
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5. The gibbet. [Obs.] --Bp. Butler.
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Fork beam (Shipbuilding), a half beam to support a deck,
where hatchways occur.
Fork chuck (Wood Turning), a lathe center having two prongs
for driving the work.
Fork head.
(a) The barbed head of an arrow.
(b) The forked end of a rod which forms part of a knuckle
joint.
In fork. (Mining) A mine is said to be in fork, or an
engine to "have the water in fork," when all the water is
drawn out of the mine. --Ure.
The forks of a river or The forks of a road, the branches
into which it divides, or which come together to form it;
the place where separation or union takes place.
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Forkbeard
(gcide) | Forkbeard \Fork"beard`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A European fish (Raniceps raninus), having a large flat
head; -- also called tadpole fish, and {lesser forked
beard}.
(b) The European forked hake or hake's-dame ({Phycis
blennoides}); -- also called great forked beard.
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Forked
(gcide) | Fork \Fork\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Forked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Forking.]
1. To shoot into blades, as corn.
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The corn beginneth to fork. --Mortimer.
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2. To divide into two or more branches; as, a road, a tree,
or a stream forks.
[1913 Webster]Forked \Forked\, a.
1. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into
two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated;
zigzag; as, the forked lighting.
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A serpent seen, with forked tongue. --Shak.
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2. Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.
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Cross forked (Her.), a cross, the ends of whose arms are
divided into two sharp points; -- called also {cross
double fitch['e]}. A cross forked of three points is a
cross, each of whose arms terminates in three sharp
points.
Forked counsel, advice pointing more than one way;
ambiguous advice. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. -- Fork"ed*ly,
adv. -- Fork"ed*ness, n.
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Forked counsel
(gcide) | Forked \Forked\, a.
1. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into
two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated;
zigzag; as, the forked lighting.
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A serpent seen, with forked tongue. --Shak.
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2. Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.
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Cross forked (Her.), a cross, the ends of whose arms are
divided into two sharp points; -- called also {cross
double fitch['e]}. A cross forked of three points is a
cross, each of whose arms terminates in three sharp
points.
Forked counsel, advice pointing more than one way;
ambiguous advice. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. -- Fork"ed*ly,
adv. -- Fork"ed*ness, n.
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Forkedly
(gcide) | Forked \Forked\, a.
1. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into
two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated;
zigzag; as, the forked lighting.
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A serpent seen, with forked tongue. --Shak.
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2. Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.
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Cross forked (Her.), a cross, the ends of whose arms are
divided into two sharp points; -- called also {cross
double fitch['e]}. A cross forked of three points is a
cross, each of whose arms terminates in three sharp
points.
Forked counsel, advice pointing more than one way;
ambiguous advice. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. -- Fork"ed*ly,
adv. -- Fork"ed*ness, n.
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Forkedness
(gcide) | Forked \Forked\, a.
1. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into
two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated;
zigzag; as, the forked lighting.
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A serpent seen, with forked tongue. --Shak.
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2. Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.
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Cross forked (Her.), a cross, the ends of whose arms are
divided into two sharp points; -- called also {cross
double fitch['e]}. A cross forked of three points is a
cross, each of whose arms terminates in three sharp
points.
Forked counsel, advice pointing more than one way;
ambiguous advice. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. -- Fork"ed*ly,
adv. -- Fork"ed*ness, n.
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Forkerve
(gcide) | Forkerve \For*kerve\, v. t. [Obs.]
See Forcarve, v. t.
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Forkiness
(gcide) | Forkiness \Fork"i*ness\, n.
The quality or state or dividing in a forklike manner.
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Forking
(gcide) | Fork \Fork\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Forked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Forking.]
1. To shoot into blades, as corn.
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The corn beginneth to fork. --Mortimer.
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2. To divide into two or more branches; as, a road, a tree,
or a stream forks.
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Forkless
(gcide) | Forkless \Fork"less\, a.
Having no fork.
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Forktail
(gcide) | Forktail \Fork"tail`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) One of several Asiatic and East Indian passerine birds,
belonging to Enucurus, and allied genera. The tail is
deeply forked.
(b) A salmon in its fourth year's growth. [Prov. Eng.]
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Fork-tailed
(gcide) | Fork-tailed \Fork"-tailed`\, a. (Zool.)
Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones;
swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds.
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Fork-tailed flycatcher (Zool.), a tropical American
flycatcher (Milvulus tyrannus).
Fork-tailed gull (Zool.), a gull of the genus Xema, of
two species, esp. X. Sabinii of the Arctic Ocean.
Fork-tailed kite (Zool.), a graceful American kite
(Elanoides forficatus); -- called also {swallow-tailed
kite}.
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Fork-tailed flycatcher
(gcide) | Fork-tailed \Fork"-tailed`\, a. (Zool.)
Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones;
swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds.
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Fork-tailed flycatcher (Zool.), a tropical American
flycatcher (Milvulus tyrannus).
Fork-tailed gull (Zool.), a gull of the genus Xema, of
two species, esp. X. Sabinii of the Arctic Ocean.
Fork-tailed kite (Zool.), a graceful American kite
(Elanoides forficatus); -- called also {swallow-tailed
kite}.
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Fork-tailed gull
(gcide) | Fork-tailed \Fork"-tailed`\, a. (Zool.)
Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones;
swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds.
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Fork-tailed flycatcher (Zool.), a tropical American
flycatcher (Milvulus tyrannus).
Fork-tailed gull (Zool.), a gull of the genus Xema, of
two species, esp. X. Sabinii of the Arctic Ocean.
Fork-tailed kite (Zool.), a graceful American kite
(Elanoides forficatus); -- called also {swallow-tailed
kite}.
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Fork-tailed kite
(gcide) | Fork-tailed \Fork"-tailed`\, a. (Zool.)
Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones;
swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds.
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Fork-tailed flycatcher (Zool.), a tropical American
flycatcher (Milvulus tyrannus).
Fork-tailed gull (Zool.), a gull of the genus Xema, of
two species, esp. X. Sabinii of the Arctic Ocean.
Fork-tailed kite (Zool.), a graceful American kite
(Elanoides forficatus); -- called also {swallow-tailed
kite}.
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Forky
(gcide) | Forky \Fork"y\, a.
Opening into two or more parts or shoots; forked; furcated.
"Forky tongues." --Pope.
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great forked beard
(gcide) | Forkbeard \Fork"beard`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A European fish (Raniceps raninus), having a large flat
head; -- also called tadpole fish, and {lesser forked
beard}.
(b) The European forked hake or hake's-dame ({Phycis
blennoides}); -- also called great forked beard.
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Harpoon fork
(gcide) | Harpoon \Har*poon"\ (h[aum]r*p[=oo]n"), n. [F. harpon, LL.
harpo, perh. of Ger. origin, fr. the harp; cf. F. harper to
take and grasp strongly, harpe a dog's claw, harpin boathook
(the sense of hook coming from the shape of the harp); but
cf. also Gr. "a`rph the kite, sickle, and E. harpy. Cf.
Harp.]
A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as
whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a
broad, flat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is
thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun.
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Harpoon fork, a kind of hayfork, consisting of a bar with
hinged barbs at one end and a loop for a rope at the other
end, used for lifting hay from the load by horse power.
Harpoon gun, a gun used in the whale fishery for shooting
the harpoon into a whale.
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Hayfork
(gcide) | Hayfork \Hay"fork`\ (h[=a]"f[^o]rk`), n.
A fork for pitching and tedding hay.
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Horse hayfork, a contrivance for unloading hay from the
cart and depositing it in the loft, or on a mow, by horse
power.
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Horse hayfork
(gcide) | Hayfork \Hay"fork`\ (h[=a]"f[^o]rk`), n.
A fork for pitching and tedding hay.
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Horse hayfork, a contrivance for unloading hay from the
cart and depositing it in the loft, or on a mow, by horse
power.
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In fork
(gcide) | Fork \Fork\ (f[^o]rk), n. [AS. forc, fr. L. furca. Cf.
Fourch['e], Furcate.]
1. An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank
terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are
usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used
for piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything.
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2. Anything furcate or like a fork in shape, or furcate at
the extremity; as, a tuning fork.
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3. One of the parts into which anything is furcated or
divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a
barbed point, as of an arrow.
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Let it fall . . . though the fork invade
The region of my heart. --Shak.
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A thunderbolt with three forks. --Addison.
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4. The place where a division or a union occurs; the angle or
opening between two branches or limbs; as, the fork of a
river, a tree, or a road.
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5. The gibbet. [Obs.] --Bp. Butler.
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Fork beam (Shipbuilding), a half beam to support a deck,
where hatchways occur.
Fork chuck (Wood Turning), a lathe center having two prongs
for driving the work.
Fork head.
(a) The barbed head of an arrow.
(b) The forked end of a rod which forms part of a knuckle
joint.
In fork. (Mining) A mine is said to be in fork, or an
engine to "have the water in fork," when all the water is
drawn out of the mine. --Ure.
The forks of a river or The forks of a road, the branches
into which it divides, or which come together to form it;
the place where separation or union takes place.
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lesser forked beard
(gcide) | Forkbeard \Fork"beard`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A European fish (Raniceps raninus), having a large flat
head; -- also called tadpole fish, and {lesser forked
beard}.
(b) The European forked hake or hake's-dame ({Phycis
blennoides}); -- also called great forked beard.
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Pitchfork
(gcide) | Pitchfork \Pitch"fork`\, n.
A fork, or farming utensil, used in pitching hay, sheaves of
grain, or the like.
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To pitch or throw with, or as with, a pitchfork.
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He has been pitchforked into the footguards. --G. A.
Sala.
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Shakefork
(gcide) | Shakefork \Shake"fork`\, n.
A fork for shaking hay; a pitchfork. [Obs.]
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The forks of a river
(gcide) | Fork \Fork\ (f[^o]rk), n. [AS. forc, fr. L. furca. Cf.
Fourch['e], Furcate.]
1. An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank
terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are
usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used
for piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything.
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2. Anything furcate or like a fork in shape, or furcate at
the extremity; as, a tuning fork.
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3. One of the parts into which anything is furcated or
divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a
barbed point, as of an arrow.
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Let it fall . . . though the fork invade
The region of my heart. --Shak.
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A thunderbolt with three forks. --Addison.
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4. The place where a division or a union occurs; the angle or
opening between two branches or limbs; as, the fork of a
river, a tree, or a road.
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5. The gibbet. [Obs.] --Bp. Butler.
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Fork beam (Shipbuilding), a half beam to support a deck,
where hatchways occur.
Fork chuck (Wood Turning), a lathe center having two prongs
for driving the work.
Fork head.
(a) The barbed head of an arrow.
(b) The forked end of a rod which forms part of a knuckle
joint.
In fork. (Mining) A mine is said to be in fork, or an
engine to "have the water in fork," when all the water is
drawn out of the mine. --Ure.
The forks of a river or The forks of a road, the branches
into which it divides, or which come together to form it;
the place where separation or union takes place.
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The forks of a road
(gcide) | Fork \Fork\ (f[^o]rk), n. [AS. forc, fr. L. furca. Cf.
Fourch['e], Furcate.]
1. An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank
terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are
usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used
for piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything.
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2. Anything furcate or like a fork in shape, or furcate at
the extremity; as, a tuning fork.
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3. One of the parts into which anything is furcated or
divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a
barbed point, as of an arrow.
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Let it fall . . . though the fork invade
The region of my heart. --Shak.
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A thunderbolt with three forks. --Addison.
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4. The place where a division or a union occurs; the angle or
opening between two branches or limbs; as, the fork of a
river, a tree, or a road.
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5. The gibbet. [Obs.] --Bp. Butler.
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Fork beam (Shipbuilding), a half beam to support a deck,
where hatchways occur.
Fork chuck (Wood Turning), a lathe center having two prongs
for driving the work.
Fork head.
(a) The barbed head of an arrow.
(b) The forked end of a rod which forms part of a knuckle
joint.
In fork. (Mining) A mine is said to be in fork, or an
engine to "have the water in fork," when all the water is
drawn out of the mine. --Ure.
The forks of a river or The forks of a road, the branches
into which it divides, or which come together to form it;
the place where separation or union takes place.
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To fork out
(gcide) | Fork \Fork\, v. t.
To raise, or pitch with a fork, as hay; to dig or turn over
with a fork, as the soil.
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Forking the sheaves on the high-laden cart. --Prof.
Wilson.
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To fork over To fork out, to hand or pay over, as money;
to cough up. [Slang] --G. Eliot.
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To fork over
(gcide) | Fork \Fork\, v. t.
To raise, or pitch with a fork, as hay; to dig or turn over
with a fork, as the soil.
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Forking the sheaves on the high-laden cart. --Prof.
Wilson.
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To fork over To fork out, to hand or pay over, as money;
to cough up. [Slang] --G. Eliot.
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Toasting fork
(gcide) | Toasting \Toast"ing\,
a. & n. from Toast, v.
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Toasting fork, a long-handled fork for toasting bread,
cheese, or the like, by the fire.
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Tuning fork
(gcide) | Tuning \Tun"ing\ (t[=u]n"[i^]ng),
a. & n. from Tune, v.
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Tuning fork (Mus.), a steel instrument consisting of two
prongs and a handle, which, being struck, gives a certain
fixed tone. It is used for tuning instruments, or for
ascertaining the pitch of tunes.
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Two-forked
(gcide) | Two-forked \Two"-forked`\, a.
Divided into two parts, somewhat after the manner of a fork;
dichotomous.
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Weeding fork
(gcide) | Weeding \Weed"ing\,
a. & n. from Weed, v.
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Weeding chisel, a tool with a divided chisel-like end, for
cutting the roots of large weeds under ground.
Weeding forceps, an instrument for taking up some sorts of
plants in weeding.
Weeding fork, a strong, three-pronged fork, used in
clearing ground of weeds; -- called also weeding iron.
Weeding hook. Same as Weed hook, under 3d Weed.
Weeding iron. See Weeding fork, above.
Weeding tongs. Same as Weeding forceps, above.
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carving fork
(wn) | carving fork
n 1: a large fork used in carving cooked meat |
caudine forks
(wn) | Caudine Forks
n 1: a battle in the Apennines in 321 BC in which the Samnites
defeated the Romans |
fork out
(wn) | fork out
v 1: to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard
delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the
prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the
money" [syn: hand over, fork over, fork out, {fork
up}, turn in, deliver, render] |
fork over
(wn) | fork over
v 1: to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard
delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the
prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the
money" [syn: hand over, fork over, fork out, {fork
up}, turn in, deliver, render] |
fork up
(wn) | fork up
v 1: to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard
delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the
prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the
money" [syn: hand over, fork over, fork out, {fork
up}, turn in, deliver, render] |
fork-like
(wn) | fork-like
adj 1: resembling a fork; divided or separated into two
branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod";
"long branched hairs on its legson which pollen
collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked
lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop
prongy roots" [syn: bifurcate, biramous, branched,
forked, fork-like, forficate, pronged, prongy] |
forked
(wn) | forked
adj 1: resembling a fork; divided or separated into two
branches; "the biramous appendages of an arthropod";
"long branched hairs on its legson which pollen
collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked
lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop
prongy roots" [syn: bifurcate, biramous, branched,
forked, fork-like, forficate, pronged, prongy]
2: having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double
meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue" [syn: double,
forked] |
forked lightning
(wn) | forked lightning
n 1: a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path
with one end divided (fork-like) [syn: forked lightning,
chain lightning] |
forking
(wn) | forking
n 1: the place where something divides into branches [syn:
furcation, forking]
2: the act of branching out or dividing into branches [syn:
branching, ramification, fork, forking] |
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