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Fire tongs

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Tongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs in a fire. Part of a set of fire irons. plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    tongs for taking hold of burning coals wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English fyretonges.

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