Associations to the word «Tong»

Wiktionary

TONG, noun. An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
TONG, verb. (intransitive) To use tongs.
TONG, verb. (transitive) To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs.
TONG, noun. A Chinese secret society or gang.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats