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liuzhou

liuzhou

2 hours ago, Shalmanese said:

 

They are tongs. Once you've cut the watermelon, you're also meant to use the same device to get the watermelon slices out of the rind. Check the youtube video I posted earlier.

 

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Tongs: An implement consisting of two limbs or ‘legs’ connected by a hinge, pivot, or spring, by means of which their lower ends are brought together so as to grasp and take up objects which it is impossible or inconvenient to lift with the hand.

OED

 

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Tongs are a tool that you use to grip and pick up objects that you do not want to touch. They consist of two long narrow pieces of metal joined together at one end.

Collins Dictionary

 

These cannot pivot or spring and have no hinge. In fact there is a bar preventing such action. The two legs/arms are joined at both ends. So, in my book, they are not tongs.

liuzhou

liuzhou

2 hours ago, Shalmanese said:

 

They are tongs. Once you've cut the watermelon, you're also meant to use the same device to get the watermelon slices out of the rind. Check the youtube video I posted earlier.

 

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Tongs: An implement consisting of two limbs or ‘legs’ connected by a hinge, pivot, or spring, by means of which their lower ends are brought together so as to grasp and take up objects which it is impossible or inconvenient to lift with the hand.

OED

 

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Tongs are a tool that you use to grip and pick up objects that you do not want to touch. They consist of two long narrow pieces of metal joined together at one end.

Collins Dictionary

 

These cannot pivot or spring and have no hinge. In fact there is a bar preventing such action. The two arms are joined at both ends. So, in my book, they are not tongs.

liuzhou

liuzhou

1 hour ago, Shalmanese said:

 

They are tongs. Once you've cut the watermelon, you're also meant to use the same device to get the watermelon slices out of the rind. Check the youtube video I posted earlier.

 

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Tongs: An implement consisting of two limbs or ‘legs’ connected by a hinge, pivot, or spring, by means of which their lower ends are brought together so as to grasp and take up objects which it is impossible or inconvenient to lift with the hand.

OED

 

Quote

Tongs are a tool that you use to grip and pick up objects that you do not want to touch. They consist of two long narrow pieces of metal joined together at one end.

Collins Dictionary

 

These cannot pivot or spring and have no hinge. In fact there is a bar preventing such action. They are joined at both ends. So, in my book, they are not tongs.

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