tang

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English tang (“‘serpent's tongue", "extension of blade’”), from Old Norse tangi (“‘pointed metal tool’”), perhaps related to tunga (“‘tongue’”). But see also Old Dutch tanger (“‘sharp", "tart", "pinching’”)

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[edit] Noun

Singular
tang

Plural
tangs

tang (plural tangs)

  1. (obsolete) A tongue.
    • 1667, John Lacy, Sauny the Scot: Or, the Taming of the Shrew, Act V,
      Sauny Hear ye, sir; could not ye mistake, and pull her tang out instead of her teeth?
  2. A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
    • 1904, O. Henry, "The Missing Chord"
      The miraculous air, heady with ozone and made memorably sweet by leagues of wild flowerets, gave tang and savour to the breath.
  3. A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself; as, wine or cider has a tang of the cask.
  4. (figuratively) A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.
  5. A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part; anything resembling a tongue in form or position.
  6. The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle.
  7. The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.
  8. The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.
  9. The tongue of a buckle.
  10. A group of saltwater fish from the Zebrasoma genus, also known as the surgeon fish.
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terms derived from tang (noun)
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[edit] Translations
part of blade insterted into handle
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  • Spanish: sabor fuerte; acidez f., sabor ácido; olor penetrante

[edit] Etymology 2

imitative

[edit] Noun

Singular
tang

Plural
tangs

tang (plural tangs)

  1. A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to tang

Third person singular
tangs

Simple past
tanged

Past participle
tanged

Present participle
tanging

to tang (third-person singular simple present tangs, present participle tanging, simple past and past participle tanged)

  1. (dated, beekeeping) To strike two metal objects together loudly in order to persuade a swarm of honeybees to land so it may be captured by the beekeeper.[1][2]

[edit] Etymology 3

Probably of Scandinavian origin; cf. Danish tang (“‘seaweed’”), Swedish tång, Icelandic þang

[edit] Noun

Singular
tang

Plural
tangs

tang (plural tangs)

  1. (rare) A coarse blackish seaweed (Fuscus nodosus).

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From poontang by shortening

[edit] Noun

Singular
tang

Plural
tangs

tang (plural tangs)

  1. (vulgar slang) The vagina; intercourse with a woman.
    • 2002, Lynn Breedlove, Godspeed, St. Martin's Griffin, ISBN 0-312-31363-2, page 9,
      The guys like to look at her tang, because that's how they are […]

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  • Notes:
  1. ^ Eva Crane, The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting, Taylor & Francis (1999), ISBN 0415924677, page 239.
  2. ^ Hilda M. Ransome, The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore, Courier Dover Publications (2004), ISBN 048643494X, page 225.

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[edit] Danish

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse tǫng.

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  • IPA: /tanɡ/, [tˢɑŋˀ]

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tang c. (singular definite tangen, plural indefinite tænger)

  1. tongs
  2. forceps
[edit] Inflection
    Inflection of “tang”
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative tang tangen tænger tængerne
genitive tangs tangens tængers tængernes

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse þang.

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  • IPA: /tanɡ/, [tˢɑŋˀ]

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tang c. (singular definite tangen, not used in plural form)

  1. seaweed

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tang (plural tangen, diminutive tangetje, diminutive plural tangetjes)

  1. pliers
  2. tongs
  3. (especially the diminutive) pincers, tweezers
  4. (figuratively, notably in in de tang) surrounding position
  5. (metaphore) shrew, bitch

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[edit] Estonian

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tang

  1. groat

[edit] Kriol

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English tongue

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tang

  1. tongue

[edit] Kurdish

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tang

  1. side

[edit] Mandarin

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tang

  1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, tāng, táng, tǎng, or tàng.

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English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

[edit] Tok Pisin

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From English tongue.

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tang

  1. (anatomy) tongue

[edit] Torres Strait Creole

[edit] Etymology

From English tongue.

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tang

  1. (anatomy) tongue
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