Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Utensil \U*ten"sil\ (?; 277), n. [F. utensile, ustensile, L.
   utensile, fr. utensilis that may be used, fit for use, fr.
   uti, p. p. usus, to use. See {Use}, v. t.]
   That which is used; an instrument; an implement; especially,
   an instrument or vessel used in a kitchen, or in domestic and
   farming business.

         Wagons fraught with utensils of war.     --Milton.

Source : WordNet®

utensil
     n : an implement for practical use (especially in a household)