utensil
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Invented by a Briton named Major A. R. Bannister, it arrived in the U. S. by way of Canada where it was snapped up by small energetic Club Aluminum Utensil Co. of Chicago.
From Time Magazine Archive
Nay, we'll do things decently, d'ye see— Therefore, thou sometimes necessary Utensil, withdraw.
From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume II by Summers, Montague
Utensil, ū-ten′sil, n. an instrument or vessel used in common life.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
We could not discover that they had any Head or Chief or Form of Government, neither have they any useful or necessary Utensil except it be a Bag or Basket to gather their Muscels into.
From Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World by Cook, James
Him I pronounce a Paltroon, and an ignominious Utensil, that dare lay claim to the renowned Lady of my Primum Mobile; that is, my best Affections.
From The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume III by Summers, Montague
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