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- noun Plural form of
tang .
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Examples
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The strong metal fittings that attach these wires to the mast are called tangs.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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The strong metal fittings that attach these wires to the mast are called tangs.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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Mast, with passive radar reflector, Echomax, and self-aligning tangs on the stays.
True Spirit Jessica Watson 2010
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She didnt think she was up to facing tangs, or even riding on a zenzen or in a bumpy cart.
Pendragon: Before the War: Book One of the Travelers D. J. MacHale 2009
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Like the tangs, gars were two-legged creatures, but they were much smaller, much weaker.
Pendragon: Before the War: Book One of the Travelers D. J. MacHale 2009
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The years from 1345 until 1590 were represented; rubbings that had been taken from almost-new, unrusted tangs yielded clear reproductions.
A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009
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He grabbed a spear and sent it deep into the tangs flesh.
Pendragon: Before the War: Book One of the Travelers D. J. MacHale 2009
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Despite their terror of the tangs, the thundering hooves and the snarling klee baring her teeth and claws made them obey.
Pendragon: Before the War: Book One of the Travelers D. J. MacHale 2009
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We have to attract the tangs attention, Kasha said.
Pendragon: Before the War: Book One of the Travelers D. J. MacHale 2009
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The tangs turned to look, just as Kasha had hoped.
Pendragon: Before the War: Book One of the Travelers D. J. MacHale 2009
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