ice tongs

American  

noun

(usually used with a plural verb)

1. a small pair of tongs for serving ice cubes.

2. tongs for handling a large block of ice.

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Etymology

Origin of ice tongs

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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

A pair of ice tongs are placed so as to grasp the passenger by the seat of the pants or the polonaise, as the case may be, when he or she gets on the platform.

From Peck's Compendium of Fun by Peck, George W. (George Wilbur)