ice tongs
Americannoun
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a small pair of tongs for serving ice cubes.
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tongs for handling a large block of ice.
Etymology
Origin of ice tongs
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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On a past gig, a pair of giant ice tongs fell into the machine and jammed up the gears.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 6, 2020
Conant Metal & Light is a feast for the eyes — dazzling lighting, decorative metalwork and art made from repurposed objects, like canning jars, wrought-iron ice tongs and telephone pole insulators.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2019
Some items were obvious: a pair of women’s boots, large ice tongs, a coffee grinder and an old iron.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 24, 2015
As Philip breaks into Charles’ apartment, the camera pans over some fancy drinking paraphernalia, crystal glasses and carafes, and silver ice tongs.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2014
It had great claws as big as ice tongs, and it roared like a lion.
From Happy Jack by Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)
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