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port tong

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
port -tong
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From port (“type of wine”) + tong.

Inflected Forms

port tongs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tonging sabrage

Questions

What does port tong mean?
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.
Where does port tong come from?
From port (“type of wine”) + tong.

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