Tang

Tang
Tang Tang, n. [Probably fr. OD. tanger sharp, tart, literally, pinching; akin to E. tongs. [root]59. See {Tong}.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster]

2. Fig.: A sharp, specific flavor or tinge. Cf. {Tang} a twang. [1913 Webster]

Such proceedings had a strong tang of tyranny. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

A cant of philosophism, and a tang of party politics. --Jeffrey. [1913 Webster]

3. [Probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. tangi a projecting point; akin to E. tongs. See {Tongs}.] 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. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle. [1913 Webster] (b) The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock. [1913 Webster] (c) The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened. [1913 Webster] (d) The tongue of a buckle. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]


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