The phrase "a tong" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to refer to "a tong" as a singular form of "tongs," which are utensils used for gripping and lifting objects.
Example: "Please pass me a tong to help serve the salad."
Alternatives: "a pair of tongs" or "a gripping tool".
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A tong war broke out, and after it he told her he had to close up.
"If you have a tong war going on in Florida, that's a good thing," said the Gore strategist.
Currently, in the West, there is no scientific study concerning the efficacy of a Tong Len distant healing effect on psychological disorders in cancer patients.
Even with the immediate focus on next week, advisers to Mr. Bush and Mr. McCain said they were most concerned about the flurry of contests on March 7 and March 14. "It's going to be a tong war between now and the 14th," said Ron Kaufman, a Bush supporter.
The government does not believe that Mr. Ma was ever formally associated with a tong, but he would have known the major players — like Clifford Wong, leader of the Tung On tong, or Paul Lai, president of the Tsung Tsin Association, who once served on an advisory panel for Gov. Mario M. Cuomo and even attended the wedding of the governor's daughter.
Previously, we reported that a tong-type compound possessing a turn mimic as the inhibitor of HIV-1 protease dimerization.
At the halfway point of their three-minute journey, they are excitingly flipped over to reveal a glistening, golden cooked side as they make their way to the finish line, dropping off onto a countertop to be pushed around in piles of cinnamon or powdered sugar by a tong-wielding teenager.
First, she showed us a tong-like tool that can be used to remove mascara clumps and comb through individual lashes.
He adds a tong-full of spaghetti to one and tosses until a mound of deep pink pasta sits glowing in the pan.
Heat for about 30 minutes at low pressure and then remove the jars with a tongs.
