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Lol, enjoy the upvote.
But that would be a trident, no?
Then why isn't a four-tined fork called a quadent?
I think we've found the real solution to this problem.
That thing you use to poke at stuff on the grill is called a toque. A spear is a onek (pronounced "wunk")
Instructions unclear, I now have a grill poker stuck into my head and my head is still cold.
what would we call a 
?
A backscratcher
Sevenk
I don't know but I want to burn its owner at the stake upside down so he has to scream through the drippings of his own rendered fat.
A monstrosity
Septork of course!
a mutant
A freak
Compadre?
That's a rake
No, a three tined fork is a tiny trident
Only if the fork can be called a fourk.
it would be a rake if its more than 4.
So chop-sticks are "Oneks"
this post was submitted on 15 Apr 2026
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