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  1. tonged: Merriam-Webster
  2. tonged: Collins English Dictionary
  3. tonged: Wiktionary
  4. tonged: Dictionary.com
  5. tonged: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. tonged: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (tong)

noun:  (mostly plural) An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
verb:  (intransitive) To use tongs.
verb:  (transitive) To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs.
noun:  A Chinese lineage organization responsible for managing ancestral land.
noun:  A Chinese secret society or gang.
noun:  A surname.
noun:  A place in the United Kingdom:
noun:  A hamlet in Headcorn parish, Maidstone district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8346).
noun:  A village and civil parish in eastern Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7907).
noun:  A small village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2230).
noun:  A village north of Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB4436).
noun:  Obsolete spelling of tongue. [The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.]
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