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tongs

noun as in pincers

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Example Sentences

Cook until the underside is a deep golden brown, then flip the grispelle with tongs and brown the other side.

And one of the seraphims flew to me, and in his hand was a live coal, which he had taken with the tongs off the altar.

The children played and carried hot stones with tongs made of sticks.

Use the butter-knife, salt-spoon, and sugar-tongs as scrupulously when alone, as if a room full of people were watching you.

I could not stop to retrieve the question papers with a pair of tongs—as I might, had I not been hurried.

I took the rabbit with a pair of tongs; the others had handled their baits and pug crept round 'em and nosed the trick.

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On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tongs, such as: forceps, and pliers.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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