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Lazy tongs

Lazy \La"zy\, a. [Compar. Lazier; superl. Laziest.] [OE. lasie, laesic, of uncertain origin; cf. F. las tired, L. lassus, akin to E. late; or cf. LG. losig, lesig.]

  1. Disinclined to action or exertion; averse to labor; idle; shirking work.
    --Bacon.

  2. Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream. ``The night owl's lazy flight.''
    --Shak.

  3. Wicked; vicious. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
    --B. Jonson.

    Lazy tongs, a system of jointed bars capable of great extension, originally made for picking up something at a distance, now variously applied in machinery.

    Syn: Idle; indolent; sluggish; slothful. See Idle.

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lazy tongs

n. A system of jointed bars capable of great extension, originally made for picking up something at a distance, later used in various machinery.