tongsnoun [ plural ]
uk/tɒŋz/us/tɑːŋz/a device used for picking up objects, consisting of two long pieces joined at one end and pressed together at the other end in order to hold an object between them:
coal tongs
a pair of tongs
→ curling tongs
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