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any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below
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Tongs are gripping and lifting tools, of which there are many forms adapted to their specific use. Some are merely large pincers or nippers, but the greatest number fall into three classes: # Tongs which have long arms terminating in small flat circular grippers and are pivoted close to the handle, as in the common fire-tongs, used for picking up pieces of coal and placing them on a fire. ...
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The large wrenches used for turning when making up or breaking out drill pipe, casing, tubing, or other pipe. Power tongs are pneumatically or hydraulically operated tools that serve to spin the pipe up tight, and to apply the final makeup torque.
Ãâó: www.bakerhughes.com/inteq/evaluation/mwd/glossary....
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Glassmakers tool for picking up, transferring and applying water to the Punty to remove the glass piece from the pipe of blowpipe.
Ãâó: www.customglassart.com/HotGlassDictionary.htm
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essential tool of the stamp collector for handling stamps carefully as they enable specimens to be handled without danger of soiling and contamination from hot and perspiring fingers (not 'tweezers'). Tongs (flat and pointed)
Ãâó: www.adminware.ca/esg/esg-glossary-t.htm
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