单词 | corn-tongs |
释义 | > as lemmascorn-tongs corn-tongs n. (see quot.). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > clutching or gripping equipment > [noun] > tongs or pincers > other tongs or pincers mullets1585 corn-tongs1622 pin tongs1846 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue 233 As if they had pull'd out his Eyes with Pincers and held him by the nose with Corne-tongs. 1884 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (new ed.) 69 Corn Tongs, tweezers with the gripping points formed to resemble the shell of a barley corn. They are used by jewellers for picking up stones, etc. < as lemmas |
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