port tong

短语

词形变化

port tongs 复数 port tongs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

词源

From port (“type of wine”) + tong.

来源:wiktionary