sucket fork

sucket fork
/suk"it/
a utensil for sweetmeats of the 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries, having fork tines at one end and a spoon bowl at the other end of a common stem.
[sucket, alter. of succade candied fruit < AF sukade, dial. OF (northeast) succade]

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      small metal utensil used for eating sweetmeats, or sucket, with a two- or three-pronged fork at one end of the handle and a spoon bowl, usually of teaspoon size, at the other. A sucket fork is mentioned in Edward VI's inventory of 1549, but most of the few surviving English and American examples, which are usually made of silver, date from the late 17th century.

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  • sucket fork — /suk it/ a utensil for sweetmeats of the 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries, having fork tines at one end and a spoon bowl at the other end of a common stem. [sucket, alter. of succade candied fruit < AF sukade, dial. OF (northeast) succade] …   Useful english dictionary

  • sucket — /sukˈit/ an obsolete form of ↑succade sucket spoon or sucket fork noun An old table implement, spoon at one end, fork at the other …   Useful english dictionary

  • sucket spoon — or sucket fork noun An old table implement, spoon at one end, fork at the other • • • Main Entry: ↑sucket …   Useful english dictionary

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