utensil

noun

Etymology: From Middle English utensyl, from Old French utensile, from Latin ūtēnsilis (“useful, usable”).

1. An instrument or device for domestic use, especially in the kitchen.

   “We have convenient storage for all the kitchen/eating utensils.”

2. Specifically, a eating utensil (fork, table knife, or spoon); a piece of flatware or cutlery.
3. A useful small tool, implement, or vessel.

   “He stocked up on old-style writing utensils.”

   “Relations, sparing no expense'll/Send some useless old utensil,/Or a matching pen and pencil./"just the thing I need! how nice!"”