plural sporks
: a multipurpose eating utensil that combines the bowl of a spoon with the tines of a fork
Want everything 2 backpackers need for dining, including 2 mugs with lids, 2 bowls, 2 sporks and a pot with a lid? You got it!—
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Embracing sustainability, bamboo sporks will be used at all tasting venues in support of the city’s environmental initiatives.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Notoriously indifferent to anyone on the wrong side of the 25-54 demo, advertisers eat this stuff up with a spork.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The spork – a combination of a spoon and fork – originated with a Rhode Island doctor named Samuel Francis, who filed a patent in 1874 for a utensil that featured a spoon with prongs on the front and a blade on one side, The New York Times reported.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, the product is made by British outdoor gear manufacturer Septem Studio, which previously brought us a device that combines a knife, spork and bottle opener in one utensil.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
Notoriously indifferent to anyone on the wrong side of the 25-54 demo, advertisers eat this stuff up with a spork.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The spork – a combination of a spoon and fork – originated with a Rhode Island doctor named Samuel Francis, who filed a patent in 1874 for a utensil that featured a spoon with prongs on the front and a blade on one side, The New York Times reported.
—Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
Currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, the product is made by British outdoor gear manufacturer Septem Studio, which previously brought us a device that combines a knife, spork and bottle opener in one utensil.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Spork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spork. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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