Spondonicles (right of image, being held by hand) in use
Meaning
Noun
A metal tool used to pick up a hot pot or billycan which has been on a campfire or other heat source.
Origin
Rumoured to have first been used in a film by The Three Stooges, in which the term was allegedly used to refer to an unknown medical instrument used in a surgery.
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