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Tie
·vt A knot; a fastening. II. Tie ·vt Low shoes fastened with lacings. III. Tie ·vi To make a tie; ...

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tie
The state produced by an equal number of votes on two opposite sides.--Worcester. I have not found t...

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Tongue
·noun Any small sole. II. Tongue ·noun The clapper of a bell. III. Tongue ·noun ·same·as <<Reed>>,...

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tongue
Tongue enough for two sets of teeth: said of a talkative person. As old as my tongue, and a little o...

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tongue
[Anglo-Saxon tunga]. The long tapered end of one piece of timber made to fay into a scarph at the en...

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Chain tie
·add. ·- A tie consisting of a series of connected iron bars or rods. ...

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Cross-tie
·noun A sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding them in place. ...

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Tie-rod
·noun A rod used as a tie. ·see <<Tie>>. ...

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Adder's-tongue
·noun The yellow dogtooth violet. II. Adder's-tongue ·noun A genus of ferns (Ophioglossum), whose s...

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Bird's-tongue
·noun The knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare). ...

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Deer's-tongue
·noun A plant (Liatris odoratissima) whose fleshy leaves give out a fragrance compared to vanilla. ...

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Dog's-tongue
·noun Hound's-tongue. ...

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Double-tongue
·noun Deceit; duplicity. ...

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Earth-tongue
·noun A fungus of the genus Geoglossum. ...

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Hart-tongue
·noun A common British fern (Scolopendrium vulgare), rare in America. II. Hart-tongue ·noun A West ...

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Hound's-tongue
·noun A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odo...

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Long-tongue
·noun The <<Wryneck>>. ...

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Snake's-tongue
·noun ·same·as Adder's-tongue. ...

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Tongue-pad
·noun A great talker. ...

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Tongue-shaped
·adj Shaped like a tongue; specifically (Bot.), linear or oblong, and fleshy, blunt at the end, and ...

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Tongue-shell
·noun Any species of Lingula. ...

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Tongue-tied
·adj Unable to speak freely, from whatever cause. II. Tongue-tied ·adj Destitute of the power of di...

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loll tongue
He has been playing a game at loll tongue; he has been salivated. ...

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dog's tongue
n. name given to the plant Cynoglossum suaveolens, R. Br., N.O. Asperifoliae. ...

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calve's tongue
A sort of moulding usually made at the caps and bases of round pillars, to taper or hance the round ...

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dog-tongue
A name assigned to a kind of sole. ...

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horse-tongue
A name applied to a kind of sole. ...

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ice-tongue
See tongue. ...

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tie-for-tye
Mutual obligation and no favour; as in the case of the tie-mate, the comrade who, in the days of lon...

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buttock and tongue
A scolding wife. ...

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tongue of a bevel
The movable part of the instrument by which the angles or bevellings are taken. ...

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