<P> The number of tines ( also written tynes ) on tools varies widely -- a pitchfork may have just two , a garden fork may have four , and a rake or harrow many . Tines may be blunt , such as those on a fork used as an eating utensil ; or sharp , as on a pitchfork ; or even barbed , as on a trident . The terms `` tine '' and `` prong '' are mostly interchangeable . A tooth of a comb is a tine . </P>
<P> The number of tines ( also written tynes ) on tools varies widely -- a pitchfork may have just two , a garden fork may have four , and a rake or harrow many . Tines may be blunt , such as those on a fork used as an eating utensil ; or sharp , as on a pitchfork ; or even barbed , as on a trident . The terms `` tine '' and `` prong '' are mostly interchangeable . A tooth of a comb is a tine . </P>
what do you call the spikes on a fork
what do you call the spikes on a fork
Tines
Tines