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| 单词 | dog-tongs |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdog-tongs dog-tongs n. now historical a set of large tongs used by a dog-whipper to expel dogs from church. ΚΠ 1860 J. H. Cliffe Notes & Recoll. Angler viii. 121 We were also shown a curious old instrument called the gefail cwn, or dog-tongs. 1891 Rock 2 Oct. 4 A very quaint exhibit..consisting of ‘dog-tongs’, formerly used for expelling dogs from churches. 1986 Toronto Star (Nexis) 27 Apr. b6 The dog-whipper's job was to keep order in the canine congregation... Whips and dog-tongs were used. < as lemmas |
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