sugar tongs

small tongs used for serving cubed sugar.

Origin of sugar tongs

First recorded in 1700–10

He passed the sugar to the captain and stood before Mr. Sabin with the sugar-tongs in his hand.

Mysterious Mr. Sabin |E. Phillips Oppenheim
But where are the sugar-tongs, the massive silver sugar-tongs?

O. T. |Hans Christian Andersen
S was the sugar-tongs, Nippity-nee, To take up the sugar To put in our tea.

Nonsense Books |Edward Lear
"Then, Major, you shall have two lumps to sweeten you up," and down went the sugar-tongs into the silver bowl.

Peter |F. Hopkinson Smith

"Perhapth you'd like thum more theugar," lisped Fanny, lifting the sugar-tongs with an exquisite curl of her little finger.

Handy Andy, Volume One |Samuel Lover