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tongs. pl n. 1. (Tools) a tool for grasping or lifting, consisting of a hinged, sprung, or pivoted pair of arms or levers, joined at one end. Also called: pair of tongs. [plural of Old English tange; related to Old Saxon tanga, Old High German zanga, Old Norse tong ]. (tÉÅz, tÉÅz). n. (usu. with a pl.
Tongs are a tool used to grip and lift objects, of which there are many forms adapted to their specific use. Tongs which have long arms terminating in small flat circular ends of tongs and are pivoted close to the handle, as in the common fire-tongs, used for picking up pieces of coal and placing them on a fire.