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Tongs
Webster's Dictionary
(n. pl.) An instrument, usually of metal, consisting of two parts, or long shafts, jointed together at or near one end, or united by an elastic bow, used for handling things, especially hot coals or metals; - often called a pair of tongs.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tongs'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tongs.html. 1828.