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'''Runcible''' is a nonsense word invented by [[Edward Lear (nonfiction)]]. | [[File:Runcible_spoon.png|thumb|The fabled Runcible spoon.]]'''Runcible''' is a nonsense word invented by [[Edward Lear (nonfiction)]]. | ||
The word appears (as an adjective) several times in his works, most famously as the "runcible spoon" used by the Owl and the Pussycat. | The word appears (as an adjective) several times in his works, most famously as the "runcible spoon" used by the Owl and the Pussycat. | ||
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Other poems include mention of a "runcible cat", a "runcible goose" (in the sense of "silly person"), and a "runcible wall". | Other poems include mention of a "runcible cat", a "runcible goose" (in the sense of "silly person"), and a "runcible wall". | ||
== Fiction cross-reference == | |||
* [[Edward Lear]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Edward Lear (nonfiction)]] | * [[Edward Lear (nonfiction)]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 05:52, 14 June 2016
Runcible is a nonsense word invented by Edward Lear (nonfiction).
The word appears (as an adjective) several times in his works, most famously as the "runcible spoon" used by the Owl and the Pussycat.
The word "runcible" was apparently one of Lear's favourite inventions, appearing in several of his works in reference to a number of different objects.
In his verse self-portrait, The Self-Portrait of the Laureate of Nonsense, it is noted that "he weareth a runcible hat".
Other poems include mention of a "runcible cat", a "runcible goose" (in the sense of "silly person"), and a "runcible wall".