2007-03-21 00:35:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
a runcible spoon is a slotted spoon or perforated spoon to allow the draining of food items either cooked or stored in liquid.
2007-03-21 06:15:13 · answer #1 · answered by fatbloke 1 · 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.
They dined on mince and slices of quince,
which they ate with a runcible spoon.
2007-03-22 06:13:35 · answer #2 · answered by JAMES A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Runcible spoon;- a fork curved like a spoon, with three broad prongs, one of which has a sharpened outer edge for cutting
In the seventies they were called sforks.
2007-03-22 12:43:42 · answer #3 · answered by mrs tog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a perforated spoon used for draining food...any perforated spoon can be a runcible spoon!!
2007-03-23 13:06:06 · answer #4 · answered by jenny wren 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do, its a black plastic one and very useful for pasta.
2007-03-21 07:41:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the cat ran off with it.
2007-03-21 07:41:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋