Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road

[venta]

Can anyone tell me what they consider to be the defining characteristic (if any) of a fish fork ?

Incidentally, I too can use google. I want to know what you, yourself, with your own mind think constitutes a fish fork.

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[venta.livejournal.com]

It generally has a wee waist in the 'bowl' part

Could you explain that again for the stupid ? I thought I'd understood, but the trapping bones part doesn't make much sense, so now I fear I haven't.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

By the bowl part I mean the flattish segment which has the handle at one end and the tines at the other. In a fish fork I think this usually has a notch on either side about halfway along. I speculated they might be for catching bones because on a sword you sometimes have similar notches for catching the opponent's sword, so it can't just slide smoothly along your edge -- so the fish fork notches might maybe prevent bones springing up the saide of the fork and hitting you in the eye. But this was mostly a facetious suggestion.

[venta.livejournal.com]

But this was mostly a facetious suggestion.

I feel betrayed and let down :)