TONGS

tongs, pair of tongs

(noun) any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

tong ("tool for manipulating things in a fire") + -s

Noun

tongs pl (plural only)

An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips.

(by extension) A large scissors-like two-piece center-hinged forged-iron implement with oval-loop handles and with pointed tips turned inward (in the same plane as and perpendicular to the handles) to facilitate lifting and carrying a block of ice. Often called ice tongs.

Etymology 2

Noun

tongs

plural of tong (“instrument”)

Etymology 3

Verb

tongs

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tong

Etymology 4

Noun

tongs

plural of tong (“Chinese secret society”)

Anagrams

• stong

Proper noun

Tongs

plural of Tong

Anagrams

• stong

Source: Wiktionary

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Tongs, n. pl. Etym: [OE. tonge, tange, AS. tange; akin to D. tang, G. zanga, OHG. zanga, Don. tang, Sw. tng, Icel. tng, Gr. dadaTang a strong taste, anything projecting.]

Definition: 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.

TONG

Tong, Tonge, n.

Definition: Tongue. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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