Main Entry: ¹fork

Pronunciation: \ˈfȯrk\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English forke, from Old English & Anglo-French; Old English forca & Anglo-French furke, from Latin furca

Date: before 12th century

1 : an implement with two or more prongs used especially for taking up (as in eating), pitching, or digging
2 : a forked part, tool, or piece of equipment
3 a : a division into branches or the place where something divides into branches b : confluence
4 : one of the branches into which something forks
5 : an attack by one chess piece (as a knight) on two pieces simultaneously

— fork·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun