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a fork's whole personality, divided into the smallest possible spears.
means One of the pointed, projecting parts of a fork, antler, plug, or similar object that splits off from a base into a spike.
from From Middle English 'prange' or 'pronge,' meaning a pointed instrument or stab — related to a family of words for poking and piercing, and a likely cousin of Middle Low German 'prange,' a pinching or restraining device. The thread running through them all is something sharp that catches, jabs, or holds.
- fork count
- Most modern forks settled on exactly four prongs
- old name
- Forks were once called tines after their prongs
- electrical
- Plug prongs carry the current into your devices
- antler talk
- Deer are aged and ranked by prong count
- physics
- More prongs spread force across a wider surface
prong horn — north american antelope with forward-facing horns, fastest land animal in western hemisphere at 60 mph
electrical prong — metal pin on plug that conducts electricity into devices, standardized to two or three prongs in most countries
fork prong — pointed tines on eating utensils, typically 3-4 prongs per fork since medieval times