runcible

== English == === Etymology === A nonce word coined by the English artist and poet Edward Lear (1812–1888) in his poem The Owl and the Pussy-cat (published 1870). It has been suggested that the word was modelled after rounceval, rouncival (“a large pea, the marrowfat”) (late 16th c.). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹʌnsɪb(ə)l/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹʌnsəbəl/ Hyphenation: run‧ci‧ble === Adjective === runcible (not comparable) (humorous) A nonce word used for humorous effect. [from c. 1870] ==== Derived terms ==== runcible spoon === References === === Further reading === runcible on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “Runcible spoon”, in The Word Detective‎[1], November 2009, archived from the original on 5 March 2017