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fire tongs

noun

Etymology

From Middle English fyretonges.

  1. inherited from fyretonges

Definitions

  1. Tongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs in a fire. Part of a set of…

    Tongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs in a fire. Part of a set of fire irons.

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