2006-07-27 05:19:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
A runcible spoon is a serving spoon with little holes in it, for serving say beets or other foods cooked or served in a liquid, when you don't necessarily want the liquid on your plate. Like canned fruit in syrup.
You don't see many runcible spoons these days but they were v. popular in the 19th century and previous when some people had servants to serve their meals to them...the holes made sure they didn't drip juice, sauce or whatever when serving.
2006-07-27 05:25:13 · answer #1 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A runcible spoon is a forklike spoon with a cutting edge.
2006-07-27 06:03:16 · answer #2 · answered by jfmm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A runcible spoon is a fictitious utensil that appears in the nonsense poetry of Edward Lear. More generally, the word "runcible" is also used of objects other than spoons in Lear's work. It is fundamentally a nonsense word.
2006-07-27 05:27:22 · answer #3 · answered by world_gypsy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, look up the definition of "runcible" and then go to this link for a very adept explanation.
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a961108a.html
2006-07-27 05:24:40 · answer #4 · answered by justbipolar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋