The story
- Middle English · inherited fromtonges
- English todaytongs
From Middle English tonges, equivalent to tong (“tool for manipulating things in a fire”) + -s.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
tongs
Today it means: An instrument or tool used for picking things up without touching them with the hands or fingers, consisting of two slats or grips hinged at the end or in the middle, and sometimes including a spring to open the grips. Full definition →
Middle English tonges