tang

Dutch (Brabantic)

/tɑŋ/

noun
Definitions
  • pliers
  • tongs
  • (especially the diminutive) pincers, tweezers
  • (figuratively) shrew, bitch

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch tanghe inherited from Old Dutch tanga inherited from Proto-Germanic *tangō.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*tangō

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