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English → English (gcide) Definition: 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream. “The night owl's lazy flight.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Wicked; vicious. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] Lazy tongs, a system of jointed bars capable of great extension, originally made for picking up something at a distance, now variously applied in machinery.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. [1913 Webster]