Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name)
5. equipment
6. [equipment by context]
7. culinary equipment
8. [culinary equipment for serving and consuming food]
9. [utensils for serving food]

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment
4. Tools and Equipment
5. equipment
6. equipment by process
7. holding and gripping tools
8. tongs

Narrower term/s

• spaghetti tongs
• ice tongs
• sugar tongs[+]
  • sugar nips
• asparagus tongs
• toast tongs
• sandwich tongs
• steak tongs

Anotations

Scope note:

Tongs of various forms used for handling and serving food consisting of two members, or arms connected by a hinge, pivot, or spring, so that the lower ends are brought together to grasp and take up objects.