Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Work in the tongues; philological labor.
- n. Talk; babble.
Examples
“Baldassare's own were black as old channel-posts in the Lagoon, but in tongue-work he gave as sharp as he got.”
“Why, that would be merely talking; tongue-work; keeping on and on after one usually, if merciful to a friend, lets him off.”
“The mere tongue-work or hand-*work, of virtue slackens and becomes deteriorated, when not sustained by profound thought and feeling.”
“I wonder whether you and he have had any tongue-work already. ”
“-- why, five minutes of Krevin's tongue-work did more than half a dozen inquiries.”
“I wonder whether you and he have had any tongue-work already. ”
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tongue phrases
how tongue is used
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Speaking in tongues
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