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.

Exact synonyms: Tongs
Generic synonyms: Device
Specialized synonyms: Coal Tongs, Fire Tongs, Ice Tongs
Language type: Plural, Plural Form

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pair Of Tongs

paipo
pair bond
pair creation
pair formation
pair of pants
pair of pincers
pair of pliers
pair of scissors
pair of specs
pair of spectacles
pair of stairs
pair of tongs (current term)
pair of tweezers
pair of underwear
pair of virginals
pair off
pair production
pair programming
pair rule gene
pair up
pairbreaking
paire
paired
paired allosome

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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