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obley-iron1346
wafer-iron1459
wafer-tongs1763
waffle-iron1794
1763 in J. Colville Ochtertyre House Bk. of Accomps (1907) 250 1 pair weffer tongs.
1769 [see sense 1a].
1883 R. HaldaneWorkshop Receipts 2nd Ser. 156/1 Make the wafer-tongs hot over the hole of a stove or clear fire.