tonger
- a word derived from tong.
Example Sentences
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The tonger, standing on the side deck or on the stern, could tong or "nip" oysters from a thin bed without having to pole or row the sharpie.
From The Migrations of an American Boat Type by Chapelle, Howard I. (Howard Irving)
