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- Coined by Edward Lear, perhaps alteration of rounceval, big woman, large pea, wart, monster, huge, from Roncevaux (Roncesvalles), site where giant bones were found.
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reesetee Maybe it uses runcible spoons to serve the food. Jan 15, 2010
dontcry Why??? Jan 14, 2010
thtownse There is a restaurant in my town called Runcible Spoon. Jan 14, 2010
reesetee Of course! How could I have forgotten one of my favorite words! Thanks for the reminder, trivet and sionnach. :-)
*Running off to add it to my list* Feb 22, 2007
trivet Nonsense from Edward Lear, The Owl and the Pussycat, 1871:
They dined on mince and slices of quince,
which they ate with a runcible spoon.
Often defined as something akin to a spork, although Lear used the word runcible rather indiscriminately. Feb 22, 2007