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  • noun The amount that a fork will hold.

Etymologies

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fork +‎ -ful

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Examples

  • I do the same thing with the lime pickle that you do with the mango – just a forkful from the fridge will chill a snack attack right in its tracks.

    Tigers & Strawberries » Keema Sookh: North Indian Home Cooking 2005

  • He appeared to be sucking his teeth after every bite, taking his time, thinking about what he'd sucked — then stabbing a new forkful.

    I Married This Meg Pokrass 2012

  • The lasagna looked kind of hideous cold, but I shoved a big forkful into my mouth anyhow.

    My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011

  • He scoops up another forkful of food, then shovels it into my mouth.

    Deep Throat Diva Cairo 2011

  • “Drug rehabilitation,” Uncle Reuben muttered as he chewed his forkful of sirloin steak.

    Raven V.C Andrews 2011

  • After a forkful of Spanish omelette, he told me, "no, it wouldn't decrease my motivation or my business creativity: what other game would I play?"

    Craig K. Comstock: After the American Dream Craig K. Comstock 2011

  • “Yah, yah, yah,” Benny said, stuffing a forkful of green beans into his wide mouth.

    Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011

  • Then, as I raised a forkful to my mouth, I heard the voice again, even louder.

    Al Eisele: The Death of Privacy Al Eisele 2012

  • After a forkful of Spanish omelette, he told me, "no, it wouldn't decrease my motivation or my business creativity: what other game would I play?"

    Craig K. Comstock: After the American Dream Craig K. Comstock 2011

  • Even though my stomach was protesting, I forced myself to swallow the last piece of meat and another forkful of green beans.

    Raven V.C Andrews 2011

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