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carving fork

carving fork

2.7
A large kitchen tool with two long points used to hold meat while you cut it
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑrvɪŋ fɔrk/
translation icon : tenedor de trinchar
  • To serve the lamb, she inserted the carving fork into the meat to keep it in place.

Examples

  • He used a carving fork to hold the roast steady while he sliced it.

  • The chef skillfully maneuvered the carving fork as he prepared the turkey for the feast.

  • My friend, this is a carving fork, but it's not just any carving fork.

How Big

carving fork
2.7
fork
178 1.0

Surface Forms

carving fork singular
carving forks plural

Morphology

carve + fork

The meaning is directly compositional: a 'fork' used for 'carving' is clearly a utensil for holding or assisting when carving meat. This noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

The noun carving fork is a plain, literal name: carving means 'slicing meat' and fork is a tool with two sharp points. Picture the fork holding a roast steady while someone slices it, so the name means 'a fork for carving'.