lazy tongs


lazy tongs

pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Tongs having a jointed extensible framework operated by scissorslike handles, used for grasping an object at a distance.

lazy tongs

pl n (Tools) a set of tongs with extensible arms to allow objects to be grasped or handled at a distance

la′zy tongs`


n. extensible tongs for grasping objects at a distance. [1830–40]