Archaic word for a fork (eating utensil). Modern Japanese uses フォーク instead.
See also: フォーク
The word 肉刺し appears in Edo-period documents with the meaning of 'fork'.
Standard kanji spelling for this archaic word.
Abbreviated spelling; less common but attested.
Compound of 肉 (meat) and 刺し (piercing), literally 'meat piercer'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely arose as a descriptive term for a fork before the loanword フォーク became standard.