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1Tongs — This intriguing and unusual name is of Anglo Saxon origin, and has a number of distinct interpretations. Firstly, it may be a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of tongs, derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century tang(e).… …
2Stamp tongs — Stamp tweezers or stamp tongs are tweezers used to handle postage stamps. They are universally used by stamp collectors and philatelists, because they are a reliable way to hold of the small pieces of paper without damaging or getting skin oils… …
3lazy tongs — n. tongs made with a series of crossed, jointed bars, that can be extended to pick up or deposit small objects at a distance: see TONGS …
4hammer and tongs — If people are going at it hammer and tongs, they are arguing fiercely. The idiom can also be used hen people are doing something energetically …
5hammer and tongs — If people are going at it hammer and tongs, they are arguing fiercely. The idiom can also be used hen people are doing something energetically. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
6Hammer and tongs — If people are going at it hammer and tongs, they are arguing fiercely. The idiom can also be used hen people are doing something energetically …
7tourmaline tongs — noun plural but sometimes singular in construction : a simple form of polariscope consisting of two transparent plates of tourmaline cut parallel to the optic axis and mounted on a tongs shaped support so that the object to be examined can be… …
8hand tool — any tool or implement designed for manual operation. * * * Introduction any of the implements used by craftsmen in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, often needed as auxiliaries to… …
9Forge — For the process of shaping metal by localized compressive forces, see Forging. For other uses, see Forge (disambiguation). A blacksmith s coal forge …
10Perm (hairstyle) — A permanent wave, commonly called a perm, is the chemical and/or thermal treatment of hair to produce waves or curls. The use of the word permanent is justified insofar as when the wave is permed, it remains so; however, as the hair grows, the… …
