pair of tongs

Variant of tongs

tongs definition

tongs (tôŋz, täŋz)

plural noun

a device for seizing or lifting objects, having two long arms pivoted or hinged together
also called pair of tongs

Etymology: ME tongys, pl. of tonge < OE tange, akin to Ger zange < IE base *den-, to bite: basic sense “those that bite together”

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