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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A group of saltwater fish from the ''Zebrasoma '' genus, also known as the surgeon fish.
  • 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.
  • A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
  • A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.
  • 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.
  • figurative A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.
  • obsolete A tongue.
  • rare A coarse blackish seaweed (''Fuscus nodosus'').
  • The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle.
  • The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.
  • The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.
  • The tongue of a buckle.
  • _|slang The vagina; intercourse with a woman.

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Proper noun:

  • Tang dynasty

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Verb:

  • 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.

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