ice tongs

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noun (usually used with a plural verb)

a small pair of tongs for serving ice cubes.

tongs for handling a large block of ice.

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Origin of ice tongs

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby ice tongs

ice shelf, ice show, ice skate, ice station, ice storm, ice tongs, ice tongue, ice-up, ice water, ice wine, ice yacht

How to use ice tongs in a sentence

For instance, a passenger gets on the platform at Portage, and the ice tongs grasp him or her securely.
Peck's Compendium of Fun|George W. Peck
A heavy pair of tongs, like ice-tongs, is attached to one end, and the log is snaked out by horses to the skidway.
Handwork in Wood|William Noyes
A pair of tongs (something like ice tongs) seized the shell by the ears and lifted it up to the gun bore.
Artillery Through the Ages|Albert Manucy
I said again, with the flute turning into a pair of ice-tongs that clamped into the corners of my heart.
The Prairie Child|Arthur Stringer

It had great claws as big as ice tongs, and it roared like a lion.
Happy Jack|Thornton Burgess