utensil

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A tool or container used in the kitchen for cooking or eating.

   We have plenty of storage for all the kitchen utensils.

2. 2
   noun

   A small useful tool or implement for practical work.

   He stocked up on old-fashioned writing utensils.

From Middle English utensyl, from Old French utensile, from Latin ūtēnsilis (“useful, usable”).

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