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Meaning of UTENSIL

Pronunciation:  yoo'tensul

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 Definition: [n]  an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
 
 See Also: ceramic ware, copperware, funnel, implement, kitchen utensil, server

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\U*ten"sil\ (?; 277), n. [F. utensile, ustensile, L.
utensile, fr. utensilis that may be used, fit for use, fr.
uti, p. p. usus, to use. See {Use}, v. t.]
That which is used; an instrument; an implement; especially,
an instrument or vessel used in a kitchen, or in domestic and
farming business.

      Wagons fraught with utensils of war.     --Milton.

 

 

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