"threek" meaning in English

See threek in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Portmanteau of three and fork, playing on the fact that most traditional forks have four prongs and the word fork sounds like four-k. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} threek
  1. (chiefly humorous) A three-pronged fork. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-threek-en-noun-KZpNiXJT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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