单词 | oyster tongs |
释义 | > as lemmasoyster tongs oyster tongs n. an instrument used for gathering oysters, consisting of a jointed pair of hinged, long-handled rakes with inward-curving teeth. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > other fishing equipment > [noun] > oyster-tongs oyster tongs1716 tongs1870 1716 in Early Rec. Town of Providence (Rhode Island) (1894) VI. 161 To Iron Teeth for Oyster Tongs and Carpenters Adds 00–05–00. 1835 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. III. 608 My host carried with him..a pair of oyster-tongs. 1994 Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey) 8 Mar. 34/5 Members of other local families have donated or loaned other prime examples of artifacts of the bayman's life, including..oyster tongs, clam rakes and more than 4,000 photographs. < as lemmas |
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