Definition of "toasting-fork" [toasting-fork]

• A large fork with several prongs and a long handle, for toasting bread at an open fire. (noun)
• A sword. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "She placed on the table a glass of new milk, a plate of something which looked not unlike leather, and a utensil which resembled a toasting-fork."
• "But gradually all I could see, above the elbow, where the bite had been, was very clear, transparent skin, with very firm sweet flesh below, and three little blue marks as far asunder as the prongs of a toasting-fork, and no deeper than where a twig has chafed the peel of a waxen apple."
• "Here, let me toast you some cheese-there is only one toasting-fork."