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tang
noun
- a projecting point or prong on a chisel, file, knife, etc., that fits into a handle, shaft, etc.
- a strong and penetrating taste or odor
- a touch or trace (of some quality)
- a special or characteristic flavor, quality, etc.
- ☆ surgeonfish
transitive verb
to provide (a knife, etc.) with a tang
noun
a loud, ringing sound; twang
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to sound with a loud ringing
noun
618-906 ; Chin. dynasty under which literature & art flourished & printing was developed
See tang in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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