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Definition of Fire tongs
1. Noun. Tongs for taking hold of burning coals.
Generic synonyms: Fire Iron, Pair Of Tongs, Tongs
Language type: Plural, Plural Form
Definition of Fire tongs
1. Noun. Tongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs in a fire. Part of a set of fire irons. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fire Tongs
Literary usage of Fire tongs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary: A Description of Tools, Instruments by Edward Henry Knight (1876)
"The ordinary firc-ton^s/have one Jointed leg, and do Dot require special description.
Fire-tongs are mentioned as a part ofthe furniture of Solomon's Temple ..."
2. Louis the Fourteenth, and the Court of France in the Seventeenth Century by Pardoe (Julia) (1855)
"... Esther—Jealousy of the Princesses—Proposed Marriage of the Duke de Chartres—Insolence
of Louvois—The Fire-Tongs—National Apprehensions—Liberality of the ..."
3. The Early Records of the Town of Providence by Providence (R.I.). Record Commissioners (1901)
"... pan oo - 16 - oo Jt a sword and belt oo - 12-00 Jt three Chests oo - 12 - oo
Jt a Gun 01-05-00 Jt a Tramel fire tongs ..."
4. Bibliotheca Nicotiana: A Catalogue of Books about Tobacco Together with a by William Bragge (1880)
"Combined steel, fire-tongs, and knife ; with large and small ... Fire-tongs, in
iron case ; handle and tip of case, brass ; brass swivel and chain. ..."
5. Spiritual Magazine (1869)
"He then showed us the flower, and, seizing it with the fire-tongs, placed it in
the fire. I distinctly saw the leaves burn away, and, on withdrawing the ..."
6. Prince Eugene and His Times: An Historical Novel by Luise Mühlbach (1892)
"IHE FIRE-TONGS. .RAISING the curtain, Louis XIV. offered his hand, and the royal
brother and sister-in-law reentered the cabinet, where their return was ..."
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