| 单词 | sugar-tongs |
| 释义 | > as lemmassugar-tongs sugar-tongs n. a metal implement for taking hold of pieces of lump sugar (to put them into a beverage), consisting of two limbs connected by a flexible back (or a hinge) and furnished at each end with claws or a spoon-shaped plate. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [noun] > sugar-tongs sugar-tongs1708 tongs1713 tea-tongs1738 sugar nippers1790 1708 W. King Art of Cookery 4 For want of Sugar Tongues, or Spoons for Salt. 1874 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera IV. 272 Because people are now always in a hurry to catch the train, they haven't time to use the sugar-tongs. < as lemmas |
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