tongs : Idioms & Phrases
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chain tongs
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noun a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes; an adjustable chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head whose teeth engage the pipe
WordNet
coal tongs
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noun tongs for taking hold of burning coals
coal tongs.
WordNet
fire tongs
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noun tongs for taking hold of burning coals
coal tongs.
WordNet
Grappling tongs
- broad-mouthed tongs for gathering oysters.
Webster 1913
Ice tongs
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noun tongs for lifting blocks of ice
WordNet
- large iron nippers for handling ice.
Webster 1913
Lazy tongs
- a system of jointed bars capable of great extension, originally made for picking up something at a distance, now variously applied in machinery.
Webster 1913
pair of tongs
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noun any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below
tongs.
WordNet
Sugar tongs
- small tongs, as of silver, used at table for taking lumps of sugar from a sugar bowl.
Webster 1913
Wafer irons , ∨ Wafer tongs
(Cookery) , a pincher-shaped contrivance, having flat plates, or blades, between which wafers are baked.
Webster 1913
Weeding tongs
- . Same as
Weeding forceps , above.
