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Definition of Tonged
1. tong [v] - See also: tong
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tonged
Literary usage of Tonged
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Apprenticeship Writings of Frank Norris, 1896-1898 by Frank Norris (1996)
"Here they remain for a year or so, when they are once more "tonged up" and ...
Every now and then they are "tonged" up on to the barges, broken apart with ..."
2. The Oyster: A Popular Summary of a Scientific Study by William Keith Brooks (1905)
"I have tonged oysters in five different States; and in the warm waters of the
South, where frost is unknown and the oysters ..."
3. Poultry Culture Sanitation and Hygiene by Benjamin Franklyn Kaupp (1920)
"In many of the large establishments the buildings have their rooms floored with
tonged and grooved flooring, and the walls and ceiling covered with ..."
4. Survey of Oyster Bottoms in Matagorda Bay, Texas by United States Bureau of Fisheries, Henry Frank Moore (1907)
"During at least a part of the season of 1904—5 it was the most extensively tonged
bed in Matagorda Bay, about 50 boats being constantly at work on it during ..."
5. Sketches of Washingtonians: Containing Brief Histories of Men of the State by Wellington C. Wolfe & Co (1907)
"The number of sacks tonged was 3796, bringing an income of $949 at the rate of 25
... The number of sacks of oysters tonged from the state reserves in the ..."
6. Report of the Commission of Fisheries of Virginia by Virginia Commission of Fisheries (1922)
"It has been tonged over and transplanted with CVV'A funds. ... This area was also
tonged and transplanted with CWA funds. Fifty tons of slag was planted at ..."
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