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fire tongs

fire tongs noun: tongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs in a fire. Part of a set of fire irons.

Noun

fire tongs pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Tongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs in a fire. Part of a set of fire irons.

fire tongs meaning in Tamil

fire tongs in Tamil

கம்மாலைக்குறடு

Origin of fire tongs

Inherited from Middle English fyretonges.

Questions about fire tongs

What does fire tongs mean?
Fire tongs means tongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs in a fire. Part of a set of fire irons.
What is fire tongs in Tamil?
Fire tongs in Tamil is கம்மாலைக்குறடு. See Fire tongs meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is fire tongs?
Fire tongs is a noun.

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