| tang |
noun |
A coarse blackish seaweed (Fuscus nodosus)., 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., Fig.: A sharp, specific flavor or tinge. Cf. Tang a twang., 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., The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle., The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock., The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened., The tongue of a buckle., A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang., To cause to ring or sound loudly; to ring., To make a ringing sound; to ring. |