What is to shoot into blades, as corn. The corn beginneth to fork. Mortimer. 1 2. To divide into two or more branches; as, a road, a tree, or a stream forks called?
fork — To shoot into blades, as corn. The corn beginneth to fork. Mortimer. 1 2. To divide into two or more branches; as, a road, a tree, or a stream forks. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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