noun [pl.]
1 a tool with two long parts that are joined at one end, used for picking up and holding things:
a pair of tongs
2 a tool that is heated and used for curling hair
IDIOMS see HAMMERn.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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