What literary animals “dined on mince, and slices of quince, which they ate with a runcible spoon”? And just what is a runcible spoon? August 17, 2017 By Show answer The Owl and the Pussy-Cat did the dining in the poem of the same name by Edward Lear. A runcible spoon is a three-pronged fork, that’s curved like a spoon and has a cutting edge More Literature QuestionsMore Poetry Questions