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Definition of Pair of tongs
1. Noun. Any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below.
Generic synonyms: Device
Specialized synonyms: Coal Tongs, Fire Tongs, Ice Tongs
Language type: Plural, Plural Form
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pair Of Tongs
Literary usage of Pair of tongs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain (1896)
"Let us suppose the case of a pair of tongs that falls upon a man's foot, ...
Now answer me — can a pair of tongs Ì" (There were admiring shouts of " No ! ..."
2. The Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.] by Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1896)
"Let us suppose the case of a pair of tongs that falls upon a man's foot, ...
Now answer me — can a pair of tongs F (There were admiring shouts of " No! ..."
3. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines by Andrew Ure (1858)
"shaped somewhat like a pair of tongs. Each leg is a compound bar, consisting of
i flat bar or ruler of steel, and one of brass alloy, ..."
4. The Management of Steel by George Ede (1866)
"The hardener ought to be provided with two rings, and three pair of tongs, so
that, whilst one heated ring and one pair of heated tongs are being used, ..."
5. The Management of Steel by George Ede (1873)
"The hardener ought to be provided with two rings, and three pair of tongs, so
that, whilst one heated ring and one pair of heated tongs are being used, ..."
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