Tong Definition

tông, tŏng
tongs
verb
To seize, collect, handle, or hold with tongs.
Webster's New World
To use tongs.
Webster's New World
noun
A Chinese association or political party.
Webster's New World
In the U.S., a Chinese secret fraternal society.
Webster's New World
An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
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Other Word Forms of Tong

Noun

Singular:
tong
Plural:
tongs

Origin of Tong

  • From Old English tange, from a Germanic root. Cognate to Old Norse tÇ«ng (modern Icelandic töng), Old High German zanga (modern German Zange). Other cognates include Sanskrit दशति (daÅ›ati, “to bite") and Albanian dang (“bite, nip").

    From Wiktionary

  • Cantonese tong4 assembly hall, familial relationship between cousins from Middle Chinese tfiaŋ (also the source of Mandarin táng)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Cantonese, å ‚.

    From Wiktionary

  • Back-formation from tongs

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Tong Sentence Examples

  • Tong Castle belonged to Edmund Mortimer, earl of March.

  • A great set of vintage sugar tong in silver, with great Art Deco styling to the handles.

  • Each occasion on which tong placement is incorrect carries a serious risk of ineffective stunning.

  • Navigaiion.The seamen of Frisia are among the best in the world, and the shipping of Bremen and Hamburg had won a respected name tong before a German mercantile marine, properly co called, was heard of.

  • His numerous polemical writings include A Defense of the sincere true Translations of the holie Scriptures into the English tong (London, 1583), and confutations of Thomas Stapleton (1535-1598), Cardinal Allen and other Roman Catholic controversialists.

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Words Starting With

TTOTON

Words Ending With

GNGONG

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