pl.n.
(used with a sing. or pl. verb)
A grasping device consisting of two arms that are joined, often at one end, as by a pivot or a scissorlike hinge.
[Middle English tonges, pl. of tonge, from Old English tang, tong.]
tong 2 (tông, tŏng)
n.
A Chinese association or political party.
An association or a secret society of Chinese in the United States, believed to be involved in organized crime.
[Chinese (Cantonese) t'ōng, assembly hall, familial relationship between cousins, equivalent to Chinese (Mandarin) táng.]
tong 1 (tông, tŏng)
tr.v.
tonged, tong·ing, tongs
To seize, hold, or manipulate with tongs.
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