pair of tongs is a noun meaning "any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below". It carries one recorded sense.
any of various devices for taking hold of objects; usually have two hinged legs with handles above and pointed hooks below
plural
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for pair of tongs come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.