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‖n. [ F., dim. of fourche. See Fork. ] 1. A table fork. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) (a) A small fold of membrane, connecting the labia in the posterior part of the vulva. (b) The wishbone or furculum of birds. (c) The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Surg.) An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frænum. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Glove Making) The forked piece between two adjacent fingers, to which the front and back portions are sewed. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Card Playing) The combination of the card immediately above and the one immediately below a given card. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } n. [ Named after the discoverer, Charles Hatchett. ] (Min.) Mineral tallow; a waxy or spermaceti-like substance, commonly of a greenish yellow color. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ F. ] Goggles intended to rectify strabismus by permitting vision only directly in front. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. See Planchet. ] 1. A circumferentor. See Circumferentor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A small tablet of wood supported on casters and having a pencil attached. The characters produced by the pencil on paper, while the hand rests on the instrument and it is allowed to move, are sometimes translated as of oracular or supernatural import. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Cf. F. vachette cowhide leather used for ligatures. ] (Veter.) A piece of strong steel wire with the ends curved and pointed, used on toe or quarter cracks to bind the edges together and prevent motion. It is clasped into two notches, one on each side of the crack, burned into the wall with a cautery iron. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]