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tong

(formerly) a Chinese secret society or association, esp one popularly assumed to engage in criminal activities

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Gradgrind faintly looked at the tongs, as the most appropriate thing her imbecility could think of doing.

"There, now I'll take off the papers and you'll see a cloud of little ringlets," said Jo, putting down the tongs.

I'm so sorry, but the tongs were too hot, and so I've made a mess," groaned poor Jo, regarding the little black pancakes with tears of regret.

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We recognised each other with a laugh, and presently were at it, hammer and tongs. I may say that we were all fairly intimate friends, and thus had the advantage of entire liberty of speech.

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``a touch of my cord will make him roar as loud as the tongs of St Dunstan himself did.

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Tongs, pincers, large ploughshares, filled the interior of the furnace, and glowed in a confused heap on the coals.

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In your place, I wouldn't touch him with a pair of tongs!"

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Then turning to the fire James seized the tongs, "and under his feet he mightily brast up a blank of the chamber,"* and leaping down into the vault beneath he let the plank fall again into its place.

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A newly formed campaign group opposing large-scale development off the M54 in Tong has gained the backing of a historic walking association.

Walkers to fight Monarch Way threat

SUPERSTAR DJ Pete Tong brought iconic dance anthems to life at Swansea's Singleton Park last night, with the help of a 65-piece orchestra.

sounds of ibiza come to life

The idea of mixing floor fillers with classical instruments may sound a bit "Pete Tong" - but then the legendary DJ is a man who knows his stuff.

Pete Tong in Swansea review: The legendary DJ and The Heritage Orchestra turned up the heat with Ibiza Classics set; He kicked off another weekend of music at Singleton Park

People living in Tong and surrounding areas claim they are suffering because of the expansion of the Black Country.