a pair of tongs

  • 31billy tongs — /ˈbɪli tɒŋz/ (say bilee tongz) plural noun a pair of metal tongs used to lift a hot billy, etc., off a fire; spondonicles …

  • 32Pairs Royal — Pair Pair (p[^a]r), n. [F. paire, LL. paria, L. paria, pl. of par pair, fr. par, adj., equal. Cf. {Apparel}, {Par} equality, {Peer} an equal.] [1913 Webster] 1. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair… …

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  • 33parial — Pair Pair (p[^a]r), n. [F. paire, LL. paria, L. paria, pl. of par pair, fr. par, adj., equal. Cf. {Apparel}, {Par} equality, {Peer} an equal.] [1913 Webster] 1. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair… …

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  • 34prial — Pair Pair (p[^a]r), n. [F. paire, LL. paria, L. paria, pl. of par pair, fr. par, adj., equal. Cf. {Apparel}, {Par} equality, {Peer} an equal.] [1913 Webster] 1. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair… …

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  • 35plural form — noun the form of a word that is used to denote more than one • Syn: ↑plural • Ant: ↑singular (for: ↑plural) • Members of this Usage Domain: ↑relation, ↑ …

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  • 36forceps — forcepslike, adj. forcipial /fawr sip ee euhl/, adj. /fawr seuhps, seps/, n., pl. forceps, forcipes / seuh peez /. 1. an instrument, as pincers or tongs, for seizing and holding objects, as in surgical operations. 2. Anat., Zool. a part or… …

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  • 37Lewis (lifting appliance) — For other uses, see Lewis (disambiguation). Lewises in a stonemasonry workshop …

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  • 38tong — tong1 tonger, n. /tawng, tong/, n. 1. tongs. v.t. 2. to lift, seize, gather, hold, or handle with tongs, as logs or oysters. v.i. 3. to use, or work with, tongs. [bef. 900; 1865 70, for def. 2; ME tong(e) (sing.), tongen, tonges (pl.) …

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  • 39Bitis gabonica — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …

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  • 40History of mints — The history of mints begins in the 7th century BC, when the first mint was likely established in Lydia for coining gold, silver and electrum. The Lydian innovation of manufacturing coins under the authority of the state spread to neighboring… …

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