tongs
Noun
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Any of various devices for taking hold of objects;
Usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below (synset 104458020)domain usage: plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than oneis a type of: device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purposesubtypes:- coal tongs, fire tongs - tongs for taking hold of burning coals
- ice tongs - tongs for lifting blocks of ice
same as: pair of tongs
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