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tong1 definition

☆ tong (tôŋ, täŋ)

transitive verb

to seize, collect, handle, or hold with tongs

intransitive verb

to use tongs

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tong2 definition

☆ tong (tôŋ, täŋ)

noun

  1. a Chinese association or political party
  2. in the U.S., a Chinese secret fraternal society

Etymology: Mandarin t'ang, hall, meeting place, society

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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