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pipe tongs

pipe tongs is the plural of pipe tong.

Meaning of pipe tong

Noun

pipe tong (plural pipe tongs)

  1. A tool that uses a scissor action to exert pressure on a pipe or other cylindrical object in order to lift or handle the object. Normally used with a crane or other power equipment.
  2. A hand tool consisting of a lever that ends in a toothed surface and an attached chain or strap. In use, the pipe is squeezed between the chain and the teeth, thus gripping the pipe. This version is used more for threading pipe sections together.

Questions about pipe tongs

What is pipe tongs the plural of?
Pipe tongs is the plural of pipe tong.

Words near pipe tongs in the dictionary

  1. pipe the eye
  2. pipe the side
  3. pipe tomahawk
  4. pipe tomahawks
  5. pipe tong
  6. pipe tongs
  7. pipe union
  8. pipe unions
  9. pipe up
  10. pipe wrench
  11. pipe wrenches

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