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Webster 1913 Edition
Tongs
Tongs
,Noun.
pl.
[OE.
tonge
, tange
, AS. tange
; akin to D. tang
, G. zanga
, OHG. zanga
, Don. tang
, Sw. tång
, Icel. töng
, Gr. δάκνειν
to bite, Skr. dañiç
, daç
. √59. Cf. Tang
a strong taste, anything projecting.] An instrument, usually of metal, consisting of two parts, or long shafts, jointed together at or near one end, or united by an elastic bow, used for handling things, especially hot coals or metals; – often called a
pair of tongs
. Webster 1828 Edition
Tongs
TONGS
,Noun.
plu.