"port tong" meaning in All languages combined

See port tong on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: port tongs [plural]
Etymology: From port (“type of wine”) + tong. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|port|tong|gloss1=type of wine}} port (“type of wine”) + tong Head templates: {{en-noun}} port tong (plural port tongs)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) A tong / pair of tongs, used to open wine bottles (especially old bottles of port) with heat stress fracturing. The tongs are designed to be heated red hot, then applied to the neck of the bottle, for which the tongue is shaped to fit around, heating the glass. Tags: in-plural Related terms: tonging (english: the action of opening a wine bottle with port tongs), sabrage
    Sense id: en-port_tong-en-noun-ou81crg6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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