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tongs nghĩa là gì?

cái gắp đá

UK/tɒŋz//tɔŋz/

tongs in Vietnamese: cái gắp đá. In English, tongs means an instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips.

Vietnamese words for tongs

instrument
cái gắp đá

English meaning of tongs

  1. noun An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips.
  2. noun A large scissors-like two-piece center-hinged forged-iron implement with oval-loop handles and with pointed tips turned inward (in the same plane as and perpendicular to the handles) to facilitate lifting and carrying a block of ice. Often called ice tongs.

Full definition of tongs

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Questions about tongs in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of tongs in Vietnamese?
Tongs in Vietnamese is cái gắp đá.
tongs nghĩa là gì?
Tongs: cái gắp đá.
What does tongs mean in English?
Tongs means an instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips.

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