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tongs

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tongs/tɒŋz/

▶plural noun

1 a tool with two movable arms that are joined at one end, used for picking up and holding things.

2 short for curling tongs.

– origin OE tang(e) (sing.), of Gmc origin.

'tongs' also found in these Oxford entries:

curling tongs - fire irons - forceps - hammer - tong

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