Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Tongs, clip; any claw-like tool used to grab objects or hold something in place.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo clamp (as if with a clothes peg or tongs), to squeeze between.
Borrowed from Hokkien 夾 /夹 (kiap).
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- Borrowed-form mention夾nan-hbl
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