Tang

  1. Proper noun.  Tang dynasty.
  2. Noun.  (obsolete) tongue.
  3. Noun.  A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
  4. Noun.  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.
  5. Noun.  (figuratively) A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.
  6. Noun.  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.
  7. Noun.  The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle.
  8. Noun.  The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.
  9. Noun.  The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.
  10. Noun.  The tongue of a buckle.
  11. Noun.  A group of saltwater fish from the ''Zebrasoma '' genus, also known as the surgeon fish.
  12. Noun.  A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.
  13. Verb.  (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.Eva Crane, ''The World History of Beekeeping and Honey Hunting'', Taylor & Francis (1999), ISBN 0415924677, page 239.Hilda M. Ransome, ''The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore'', Courier Dover Publications (2004), ISBN 048643494X, page 225..
  14. Noun.  (rare) A coarse blackish seaweed (''Fuscus nodosus'').
  15. Noun.  (vulgar, _) The vagina; intercourse with a woman.

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