Talk:utensil

I don't think the reference to the Chinese "Dragon Throne" belongs here, that is in a dictionary. It certainly is not part of the meaning of the noun utensil nor is it linguistically derived or a descendant. The right place for such references is Wikipedia in my opinion, and in fact there is a reference to it under the "Utensil" disambiguation page on en.wikipedia.org, which should be enough.

--Semper discens 02:56, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

RFV discussion: June 2016
Rfv-sense: "A small hand tool or material-handling implement specialized for specific types of processing such as is used in the kitchen or a laboratory." Seems redundant to the first definition: "An instrument or device for domestic use, in the kitchen, or in war." BTW, the OED only lists the one sense. ---&#62; Tooironic (talk) 04:23, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
 * I've revised def 1, added a new def 2 and would delete def 3 as redundant to 1 & 2, ie, treat it as an RfD matter. DCDuring TALK 09:19, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
 * My impulse would be to keep def 3 and get rid of 1 & 2 as overly specific. But I agree that this is an RfD matter, not an RfV matter. Kiwima (talk) 17:37, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Definition 3 is about twice as long (in syllables) as a typical definition of a competing monolingual dictionary. Many competitors only have sense 1. Some have both senses. I have not yet found one that has a definition as long-winded as definition 3. DCDuring TALK 19:10, 2 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Incidentally, MW Online has an exemplary discussion of the "synonyms" tool, implement, instrument, appliance, and utensil. I wish Wikisaurus had something similar. DCDuring TALK 19:15, 2 June 2016 (UTC)