In cutlery or kitchenware, a fork (from Latin: furca 'pitchfork') is a utensil, now usually made of metal, whose long handle terminates in a head that branches into several narrow and often slightly curved tines with which one can spear foods either to hold them to cut with a knife or to lift them to the mouth. == History == Bone forks have been found in archaeological sites of the Bronze Age Qijia culture (2400–1900 BC) and the Shang dynasty (c.
In cutlery or kitchenware, a fork (from Latin: furca 'pitchfork') is a utensil, now usually made of metal, whose long handle terminates in a head that branches into several narrow and often slightly curved tines with which one can spear foods either to hold them to cut with a knife or to lift them to the mouth. == History == Bone forks have been found in archaeological sites of the Bronze Age Qijia culture (2400–1900 BC) and the Shang dynasty (c.
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