'Grappling tongs' definitions:

Definition of 'Grappling tongs'

From: GCIDE
  • Grappling \Grap"pling\, n.
  • 1. A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in grappling for the bear. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • Grappling iron, a hooked iron used for grappling and holding fast a vessel or other object.
  • Grappling tongs, broad-mouthed tongs for gathering oysters. [1913 Webster]