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COAL TONGS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does coal tongs mean?
• COAL TONGS (noun)
The noun COAL TONGS has 1 sense:
1. tongs for taking hold of burning coals
Familiarity information: COAL TONGS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tongs for taking hold of burning coals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
coal tongs; fire tongs
Hypernyms ("coal tongs" is a kind of...):
fire iron (metal fireside implements)
pair of tongs; tongs (any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
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