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dulcimer (iou) and fork 2, verb (oh)


dulcimer (iou)



dulcimer noun. L15.
[Old French doulcemer, -mele corresp. to Spanish dulcemele, Italian dolcemelle, presumably from Latin = sweet song.]
A musical instrument with metal strings of graduated length over a trapezoidal soundbox, struck with hammers. L15.
More fully Appalachian dulcimer. An American folk instrument, a kind of zither. M20.

fork 2, verb (oh)



2 v
also fork off
[I] if a road, river etc forks, it divides into two parts
-see also divide divide, split split
::The path forked off in two directions.
fork (off) left/right
to go left or right when a road divides into two parts
-synonym turn turn
::Fork left at the bottom of the hill.
[T always + adverb/preposition] to put Food into your mouth or onto a plate using a fork
fork sth into/onto etc sth
::He forked some bacon into his mouth.
[T always + adverb/preposition] to put manure into soil or to move soil around using a large Garden fork
fork sth in/over etc
::In November, the soil should be forked over.
fork out () [fork out (sth)] phr v
to spend a lot of money on something, not because you want to but because you have to
fork out (something) for/on
::I had to fork out ¡ê600 on my car when I had it serviced.
::We don't want to have to fork out for an expensive meal.
fork over [fork sth ¡û¡ú over] phr v
to give money to someone or something, or spend money on something
::The arena won't be finished until private donors fork over more money.