Coal Tongs (Noun)

Meaning

Tongs for taking hold of burning coals.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Usages

• Plural

Examples

• She carefully picked up the coal tongs to adjust the burning coals in the fireplace.
• The blacksmith used coal tongs to handle the hot coals in his forge.
• To cook dinner, he used coal tongs to add more coals to the barbecue pit.
• The campers had to be careful when using the coal tongs to arrange the coals in the fire ring.
• After stirring the coals with the coal tongs, she added another log to the fire.

Synonyms

• Fire Tongs

Hypernyms

• Tongs
• Fire Iron