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ice tongs

ice tongs
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahys tawngz, tongz]
    • /aɪs tɔŋz, tɒŋz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahys tawngz, tongz]
    • /aɪs tɔŋz, tɒŋz/

Definitions of ice tongs words

  • noun ice tongs a small pair of tongs for serving ice cubes. 1
  • noun ice tongs tongs for handling a large block of ice. 1
  • noun plural ice tongs tongs designed for lifting pieces of ice, esp ice cubes to be added to a drink 0

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Origin of ice tongs

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Ice tongs

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ice tongs popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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