Did you possibly mean one of these? splay, splayed, splays
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“Se the carpett {is} about þe bed be forth spred & laid, [Fol. 185.] wyndowes & cuppeborde w {i} t {h} carpett {is} & cosshyns splayd; 928”
“Shaped like a square edged shovel with teeth, the splayd has a sharp edge on one side for cutting.”
“A staple in Australian department stores for over 50 years, the splayd is indeed a combination spoon / knife / fork.”
“Furst wipe þe table w {i} t {h} a cloth {e} or þ {a} t hit be splayd, þañ lay a cloth {e} oñ þe table/”
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trademark
all of these are from 7 English
dictionaries and Macquarie dictionary
I havent listed capitalized ones yet
but Viagra would be one and common
words like sterling a sub-machi...agene, adware, airbus, alnico, amberina, amarone, apiezon, aspirin, atebrin, atebrine, autocue, autoharp and 774 more...
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Australian
words not found in other
dictionaries,these are from Macquarie
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scrabbleabdul, abdulled, abdulling, abi, abiu, ablactate, absinthial, absinthian, absoluter, acalypha, acanthodian, acaroids and 5128 more...
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Forks
Only the ones used for eating.
dinner, runcible, crab, salad, beef, meat, olive, fish, knork, oyster, pastry, pickle and 44 more...
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Strewth Mate, or, The Antipodean Anhang
Aussie stuff that doesn't really belong in my other lists.
The name is a discreet tribute to Charles Cudworth and his essay: "Ye Olde Spuriosity Shoppe, or, Put it in the Anhang", whi...wagga wagga, woy woy, walla walla, wee waa, wollongong, cooee, lairy, australele, kafoops, bewdiful, nature strip, yonks and 42 more...
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sionnach as seen here Oct 15, 2009
frindley Where to start? Just buy a set, I say.
The name combines "spoon" and "blade" (its genuine cutting ability making it superior to the spork); it has a decent set of tines as well. The Powerhouse Museum's site gives a good run down.
See also knork and Nelson fork. Oct 19, 2008