tong
nounEtymology
From Middle English tonge (“tongs, fang”), tange, from Old English tange, from Proto-West Germanic *tangu, from Proto-Germanic *tangō, from Proto-Indo-European *denḱ- (“to bite”). Cognate with Old Norse tǫng (modern Icelandic töng), Old High German zanga (modern German Zange). Other cognates include Sanskrit दशति (dáśati, “to bite”) and Albanian dang (“bite, nip”).
Definitions
An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with…
An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
To use tongs.
To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs.
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A Chinese lineage organization responsible for managing ancestral land.
- An Ordinance to provide for the termination of the Block Crown Lease of Cheung Chau granted to Wong Wai Tsak Tong and for sub-lessees under the Block Crown Lease to hold directly from the Crown.
A Chinese secret society or gang.
Obsolete spelling of tongue.
A surname.
A place in the United Kingdom
A place in the United Kingdom:
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for tong. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA