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tonging
noun 3
Definitions
noun
1
The action of seizing, grabbing, holding, or manipulating a given object with tongs.
2
The action of seizing an object with tongs for the purpose of pictorially documenting the event.
3
The action of opening wine bottles with port tongs by superheating the glass with the heated tongs, and then rapidly cooling the glass neck by applying a cold substance, thereby fracturing the glass neck open through heat stress.
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