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noun
A tongue-shaped implement, specifically:
A narrow blade on the edge of a spade or shovel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A tongue-shaped implement, specifically:
A piece of metal on a sword hilt which overhangs the scabbard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A tongue-shaped implement, specifically:
A flat plate in (or opposite and below the mouth of) the pipe of an organ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: language, languid
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noun
A narrow tongue of land.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
A tongue-like organ found on certain tunicates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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History
From Old French languete (modern French languette), diminutive of langue (“tongue”), from Latin lingua.
