Read full poem →Or armed be with clawes, or scalie creasts,
What fell Erynnis, with hot burning tongs,
Did grype your hearts with noysome rage imbew’d,
Dictionary Entry
An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips.
Origin
Origin details are still being enriched for this entry.
Common Phrases
. tongstongs sugartongs usingtongs firetongs hot
Missing dictionary details are being fetched in the background.
Synonyms
Antonyms
No antonyms yet.
Poetry examples for “tongs”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Whose coming tales are all unsaid,
Till tongs and shovel, snugly laid
Within their shadowed niches, grow