"spondonicles" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /spɔnˈdɔnəkl̩z/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-au-spondonicals-spondonicles.ogg [Australia] Forms: spondonicle [singular]
enPR: spŏndŏnəklz Etymology: Rumoured to have first been used in a film by The Three Stooges, in which the term was allegedly used to refer to an unknown medical instrument used in a surgery. Head templates: {{en-noun|p|sg=spondonicle}} spondonicles pl (normally plural, singular spondonicle)
  1. (Australia, colloquial) A metal tool used to pick up a hot pot or billycan which has been on a campfire or other heat source. Wikipedia link: The Three Stooges Tags: Australia, colloquial, plural, plural-normally Synonyms: spondonicals
    Sense id: en-spondonicles-en-noun-zemDLLob Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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