fourchette — meaning in English

English meaning

• fork noun A pronged utensil used for eating or serving food.
• frog noun A small tailless amphibian with long hind legs built for jumping and swimming.
• wishbone noun The forked bone found in a bird's breast, traditionally pulled apart by two people with the larger piece said to bring luck.

Senses

fourchette is used for these senses in English:

• fork Such a pronged tool having a long straight handle, generally for two-handed use, as used for digging, lifting, mucking, pitching, etc.
• fork (chess) The simultaneous attack of two adversary pieces with one single attacking piece (especially a knight).
• frog An organ on the bottom of a horse’s hoof that assists in the circulation of blood.

fork — full definition

1. noun A pronged utensil used for eating or serving food.
2. noun A point where a road, path, or river splits into two directions.
3. noun A separate version of a software project or dataset created from an existing one.
4. verb To split into two or more branches or directions.

frog — full definition

1. noun A small tailless amphibian with long hind legs built for jumping and swimming.
2. noun The part of a violin or similar bow that the player grips, holding the horsehair in place.
3. noun Informal and often considered offensive: a French person.
4. verb Informal: to undo the stitches of a knitted item in order to fix a mistake or reuse the yarn.

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