Usage of "pair of tongs"

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Any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below.

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Examples for "tongs"

Examples for "tongs"

After two minutes, remove from the oil using tongs and set aside. 
 The Irish Times 

And of all this were the tongs in the temple a type. 
 Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03 

Who knows, you might end up ditching the curling tongs for good. 
 The South African 

She put in the lumps of sugar daintily with the silver tongs. 
 The Debtor: A Novel 

Use tongs to turn the meat and remove it from the pan. 
 The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library 

Uso de pair of tongs em inglês

I never saw such a pair of tongs as you carry about! 
 The Saga of Grettir the Strong: Grettir's Saga 

In your place, I wouldn't touch him with a pair of tongs! 
 The Two Destinies 

Remove the ham hocks to a large bowl using a pair of tongs. 
 Cooking for friends 

With a long pair of tongs he seized the bomb firmly. 
 The Poisoned Pen 

I wouldn't touch it with a pair of tongs: I'd run from it. 
 Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume ... 

I wouldn't pick her out of a gutter with a pair of tongs. 
 Can You Forgive Her? 

Mrs. Peterkin, even, had come with a pair of tongs in her hand. 
 The Peterkin papers 

In half a minute I was as naked as a pair of tongs! 
 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 

After all, why should he care for a pair of tongs? 
 The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859 / A Magazin... 

Taking a pair of tongs from the grate he nipped the creature between them. 
 The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories:... 

But Brent used a rather more practical pair of tongs in a businesslike manner. 
 Space Tug 

She had a pair of tongs in her left hand. 
 Heart-shaped box 

Using a pair of tongs, place the scallops, flat side down, into the butter. 
 Cooking for geeks: real science, great hacks, and good food 

I would not touch him with a pair of tongs. 
 The Eustace Diamonds 

They require two months to manufacture a pair of tongs. 
 Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 2 

I passed a bread basket that was empty save for a pair of tongs. 
 Alpine for You 

Translations for pair of tongs

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Significados de pair of tongs em inglês