pinching tongs

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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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gen- — gen English meaning: to pinch, pluck, press, etc.. Deutsche Übersetzung: as basis for extensions der meaning “zusammendrũcken, kneifen, zusammenknicken; Zusammengedrũcktes, Geballtes” Note: (Persson Beitr. 88 f.); therefrom are… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

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