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The dignity a hand refuses to admit it needs.
means A handheld tool for everyday practical use, especially for preparing, serving, or eating food.
from From Latin 'utensilia,' things fit for use, rooted in the verb 'uti' meaning to use. The word started life as a broad label for useful household goods before narrowing, in English, mostly to the forks, spoons, and ladles of the kitchen — the useful made intimate.
- forks were suspicious
- Europeans once called forks sinful finger-replacements
- chopsticks predate forks
- used in China over 3000 years ago
- spoon is oldest
- predates recorded history, shaped from shells and horns
- spork patent
- first patented in the US in 1874