A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle
The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock
The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened
Anything resembling a tongue in form or position such as the tongue of a buckle.
A group of saltwater fish from the Acanthuridae family, especially the Zebrasoma genus, also known as the surgeonfish.
Noun
A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang
Verb
(dated, beekeeping) To strike two metal objects together loudly in order to persuade a swarm of honeybees to land so it may be captured by the beekeeper.
