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 digging2: a forked part, tool, or piece of equipment3 a: a division into branches or the place where something divides into branches b: confluence4: one of the branches into which something forks5: an attack by one chess piece (as a knight) on two pieces simultaneously

— fork·ful \-ˌfu̇l\ noun