Meaning Of The Word Tongs

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Tongs Meaning

Tongs Definition
Tongs Definition

What's The Definition Of Tongs?

tongs
Tongs are a tool that you use to grip and pick up objects that you do not want to touch. They consist of two long narrow pieces of metal joined together at one end.

tongs in American English
a device for seizing or lifting objects, having two long arms pivoted or hinged together
plural noun: any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something

tongs in British English
plural noun: a tool for grasping or lifting, consisting of a hinged, sprung, or pivoted pair of arms or levers, joined at one end

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