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( ùְׁìùׁ ÷ַìְּùׁåï , shelosh' killeshon', a triad of prongs), a three-pronged fork, i.e., pitch-fork with which hay, straw, and the like are gathered (occurs only 1Sa_13:21). The Targum (on Ecc_12:11) uses the same word to express a pointed instrument. SEE AGRICULTURE.
The Orientals do not use forks at meals as we do but convey the food to their mouth with the fingers. SEE EATING.