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for forking
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Fork \Fork\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Forked; p. pr. & vb. n.
Forking.]
1. To shoot into blades, as corn.
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The corn beginneth to fork. --Mortimer.
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2. To divide into two or more branches; as, a road, a tree,
or a stream forks.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
forking
n 1: the place where something divides into branches [syn:
furcation, forking]
2: the act of branching out or dividing into branches [syn:
branching, ramification, fork, forking]
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