tongs 
(tôngz, tŏngz)
(tôngz, tŏngz)pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
A grasping device consisting of two arms that are joined, often at one end, as by a pivot or a scissorlike hinge.
[Middle English tonges, pl. of tonge, from Old English tang, tong.]
tongsleft to right: kitchen and block-ice tongs