salad fork

noun

A fork intended for use when eating salad, often shorter than a usual dinner fork and sometimes having one of the outer tines shaped differently.

Meanings

nounsalad fork (plural salad forks)

plural salad forks

  1. A fork intended for use when eating salad, often shorter than a usual dinner fork and sometimes having one of the outer tines shaped differently.

    Synonyms: lettuce fork

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fork intended for use when eating salad, often shorter than a usual dinner fork and sometimes having one of the outer tines shaped differently.

Also see

Translations

French fourchette à salade
  • fourchette à saladefork intended for use when eating salad
German Salatgabel
  • Salatgabelfork intended for use when eating salad
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APA

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Chicago

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