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noun • any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below | ||||||||
| 49% | 7 | Means of picking up hot coals or logs | ||||||
verb • To use tongs. • To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs. noun • The action of seizing, grabbing, holding, or manipulating a given object with tongs. • The action of seizing an object with tongs for the purpose of pictorially documenting the event. • The action of opening wine bottles with port tongs by superheating the glass with the heated tongs, and then rapidly cooling the glass neck by applying a cold substance, thereby fracturing the glass neck open through heat stress. | ||||||||
| 40% | 10 | It may be filled with hot water or hot coals | ||||||
noun • a long-handled covered pan holding live coals to warm a bed | ||||||||
Implement For Picking Up Hot Coals Crossword Clue
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TONGS which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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TONGS
Updated: October 13, 2023
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