lazy-tongsn.

Brit.

/ˈleɪzɪtɒŋz/, U.S.

/ˈleɪziˌtɔŋz/,

/ˈleɪziˌtɑŋz/

A system of several pairs of levers crossing and pivoted at their centres in the manner of scissors, so connected that the movement of the first pair is communicated to the last, which is fitted with ends resembling those of a pair of tongs, for picking up objects at a distance. The name is applied also to a similar combination of levers used in machinery. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > devices for handling objects at a distance

ringer1633

lazybones1785

lazy scissors1836

lazy-tongs1836

glove box1852

manipulator1860

micromanipulator1921

waldo1942

long arm1949

1836 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 450/2 A combination of levers called zig-zag, or lazy tongs, or scissors.

1836 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 450/2 These lazy tongs are ingeniously applied by Mr. Aldous of Clapton, for conveying the motion of the beam of his steam engine to the crank which gives the circular motion.

1847 Ld. Lindsay Sketches Hist. Christian Art I. 109 The other presents him [the Saviour] the sponge of vinegar, (on the instrument commonly called a lazy-tongs).

1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden I. 118 Our course ran zigzag, like a pair of lazy-tongs.

1865 G. W. Gesner A. Gesner's Pract. Treat. Coal (ed. 2) ii. 31 The Lazy Tongs..is attached by a screw-joint to the sinker bar or other suitable rod of iron, and lowered so as to catch the end of the missing tool in its jaws.

1881 G. M. Hopkins Let. 14 May (1938) 100 My only resource is to ask you if you..can suggest some fetch, some boomerang or lazytongs or round-the-corner means of having at him.

1912 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 51 558 A series of links of the ‘lazy-tongs’ pattern.

1942 ‘M. Innes’ Daffodil Affair ii. 70 A lazy-tongs... It used to be quite a popular toy..something rather like a pair of scissors with a piece of lattice-work pivoted to the blades.

1955 Archit. Rev. 117 356/3 The ‘lazy-tongs’ effect of every door being forced to open simultaneously.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lazy-tongs
释义	lazy-tongsn. Brit. /ˈleɪzɪtɒŋz/, U.S. /ˈleɪziˌtɔŋz/, /ˈleɪziˌtɑŋz/ A system of several pairs of levers crossing and pivoted at their centres in the manner of scissors, so connected that the movement of the first pair is communicated to the last, which is fitted with ends resembling those of a pair of tongs, for picking up objects at a distance. The name is applied also to a similar combination of levers used in machinery. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > other specific types of equipment > [noun] > devices for handling objects at a distance ringer1633 lazybones1785 lazy scissors1836 lazy-tongs1836 glove box1852 manipulator1860 micromanipulator1921 waldo1942 long arm1949 1836 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 450/2 A combination of levers called zig-zag, or lazy tongs, or scissors. 1836 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 450/2 These lazy tongs are ingeniously applied by Mr. Aldous of Clapton, for conveying the motion of the beam of his steam engine to the crank which gives the circular motion. 1847 Ld. Lindsay Sketches Hist. Christian Art I. 109 The other presents him [the Saviour] the sponge of vinegar, (on the instrument commonly called a lazy-tongs). 1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden I. 118 Our course ran zigzag, like a pair of lazy-tongs. 1865 G. W. Gesner A. Gesner's Pract. Treat. Coal (ed. 2) ii. 31 The Lazy Tongs..is attached by a screw-joint to the sinker bar or other suitable rod of iron, and lowered so as to catch the end of the missing tool in its jaws. 1881 G. M. Hopkins Let. 14 May (1938) 100 My only resource is to ask you if you..can suggest some fetch, some boomerang or lazytongs or round-the-corner means of having at him. 1912 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 51 558 A series of links of the ‘lazy-tongs’ pattern. 1942 ‘M. Innes’ Daffodil Affair ii. 70 A lazy-tongs... It used to be quite a popular toy..something rather like a pair of scissors with a piece of lattice-work pivoted to the blades. 1955 Archit. Rev. 117 356/3 The ‘lazy-tongs’ effect of every door being forced to open simultaneously. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1836
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