Meanings
nounfire tongs pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyTongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs in a fire. Part of a set of fire irons.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Middle Englishfyretonges
- Middle Englishfyretonges
- Englishfire tongs
Inherited from Middle English fyretonges.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek πυράγρα, θερμαστρίς
- πυράγρα (purágra)tongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs
- θερμαστρίς (thermastrís)tongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs
Estonian tukipihid, tulepihid
- tukipihidtongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs
- tulepihidtongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs
- tuletangidtongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs
Finnish hiilipihdit
- hiilipihdittongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs
German Feuerzange
- Feuerzangetongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs
Greek μασιά, πυράγρα
- μασιά (masiá)tongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs
- πυράγρα (pyrágra)tongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs
Turkish kıskaç
- kıskaçtongs used for gripping and moving burning coals and logs
Cite this entry
APA
fire tongs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20tongs
MLA
“fire tongs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20tongs. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire tongs,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20tongs.
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