"pickle fork" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪkl̩ ˌfɔːk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpɪk(ə)l ˈfɔɹk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pickle fork.wav Forms: pickle forks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːk Etymology: From pickle + fork. Etymology templates: {{circa2|1936|short=1}} c. 1936, {{ref|By John R. Towers, c. 1936, from the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., USA.|group=n|name=n1}}, {{compound|en|pickle|fork|notext=1|type=endocentric}} pickle + fork Head templates: {{en-noun}} pickle fork (plural pickle forks)
  1. A fork with a long handle and usually two or three tines, used for extracting pickles from a tall jar. Hypernyms: fork
    Sense id: en-pickle_fork-en-noun-WBH3be-d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 42 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 42 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 43 20
  2. A long-handled tool with two prongs used to unseat ball-and-socket joints. Categories (topical): Cutlery, Tools
    Sense id: en-pickle_fork-en-noun-QlufU9io Disambiguation of Cutlery: 30 45 26 Disambiguation of Tools: 19 69 12 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 30 45 25 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 42 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 44 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 42 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 43 20
  3. (aviation, informal) A structure attaching an aircraft's wings to its body, having an arched shape with prongs at each end. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-pickle_fork-en-noun-XPX-BwNz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 42 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 42 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 43 20 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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