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Fork
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(שְׁלשׁ קַלְּשׁון, shelosh' killeshon', a triad of prongs), a three-pronged fork, i.e., pitch-fork with which hay, straw, and the like are gathered (occurs only 1 Samuel 13:21). The Targum (on Ecclesiastes 12:11) uses the same word to express a pointed instrument. (See AGRICULTURE).
The Orientals do not use forks at meals as we do but convey the food to their mouth with the fingers. (See EATING).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Fork'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​f/fork.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.