Definition of fork

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Fork (v. i.) To divide into two or more branches; as, a road, a tree, or a stream forks..

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Maguari :: Maguari (n.) A South American stork (Euxenara maguari), having a forked tail..
Worrel :: Worrel (n.) An Egyptian fork-tongued lizard, about four feet long when full grown..
Oarlock :: Oarlock (n.) The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing. See Rowlock..
Graip :: Graip (n.) A dungfork.
Bifurcation :: Bifurcation (n.) A forking, or division into two branches..
Linstock :: Linstock (n.) A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a lighted match for firing cannon..
Forky :: Forky (a.) Opening into two or more parts or shoots; forked; furcated.
Fork :: Fork (n.) The place where a division or a union occurs; the angle or opening between two branches or limbs; as, the fork of a river, a tree, or a road..
Roebuck :: Roebuck (n.) A small European and Asiatic deer (Capreolus capraea) having erect, cylindrical, branched antlers, forked at the summit. This, the smallest European deer, is very nimble and graceful. It always prefers a mountainous country, or high grounds..
Sylphid :: Sylph (n.) Any one of several species of very brilliant South American humming birds, having a very long and deeply-forked tail; as, the blue-tailed sylph (Cynanthus cyanurus)..
Rowlock :: Rowlock (n.) A contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum for an oar in rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in the gunwale of a boat, sometimes of a pair of pins between which the oar rests on the edge of the gunwale, sometimes of a single pin passing through the oar, or of a metal fork or stirrup pivoted in the gunwale and suporting the oar..
Trisuls :: Trisuls (n.) Something having three forks or prongs, as a trident..
Claw :: Claw (n.) Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails..
Tang :: Tang (n.) The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle..
Fork :: Fork (n.) The gibbet.
Furcula :: Furcula (n.) A forked process; the wishbone or furculum.
Fork :: Fork (n.) An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used from piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything..
Divaricate :: Divaricate (a.) Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color markings on animals, etc..
Albata :: Albata (n.) A white metallic alloy; which is made into spoons, forks, teapots, etc. British plate or German silver. See German silver, under German..
Diapason :: Diapason (n.) A standard of pitch; a tuning fork; as, the French normal diapason..
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