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tanka
(encz) | tanka, n: |
Tanka
(gcide) | Tanka \Tan"ka\, n. (Naut.)
A kind of boat used in Canton. It is about 25 feet long and
is often rowed by women. Called also tankia. --S. W.
Williams.
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tanka
(wn) | tanka
n 1: a form of Japanese poetry; the 1st and 3rd lines have five
syllables and the 2nd, 4th, and 5th have seven syllables
2: a Tibetan religious painting on fabric |
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tankard
(mass) | tankard
- konvica |
krestanka
(msasasci) | krestanka
- christian |
tankage
(encz) | tankage, n: |
tankard
(encz) | tankard,konvice n: Zdeněk Brožtankard,korbel n: Zdeněk Brož |
čítanka
(czen) | čítanka,reading-bookn: Zdeněk Brož |
Peg tankard
(gcide) | Peg \Peg\ (p[e^]g), n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a
point, prickle, and E. peak.]
1. A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards
together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.;
as, a shoe peg.
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2. A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats,
etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a
reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon.
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3. One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the
strings are strained. --Shak.
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4. One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage
board.
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5. A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one
down a peg."
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To screw papal authority to the highest peg.
--Barrow.
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And took your grandees down a peg. --Hudibras.
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6. A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with
soda water. [India]
This over, the club will be visited for a "peg,"
Anglice drink. --Harper's
Mag.
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7. (Baseball) a hard throw, especially one made to put out a
baserunner; as, the peg to the plate went wild.
[PJC]
peg board, a board with multiple small holes into which
pegs can be inserted in different arrays so as to form
hooks from which to hang tools or other objects for
convenient access; it is typically hung from a wall in a
workshop.
Peg ladder, a ladder with but one standard, into which
cross pieces are inserted.
Peg tankard, an ancient tankard marked with pegs, so as
divide the liquor into equal portions. "Drink down to your
peg." --Longfellow.
Peg tooth. See Fleam tooth under Fleam.
Peg top, a boy's top which is spun by throwing it.
Screw peg, a small screw without a head, for fastening
soles.
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Tanka
(gcide) | Tanka \Tan"ka\, n. (Naut.)
A kind of boat used in Canton. It is about 25 feet long and
is often rowed by women. Called also tankia. --S. W.
Williams.
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Tankage
(gcide) | Tankage \Tank"age\, n.
1. The act or process of putting or storing in tanks.
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2. Fees charged for storage in tanks.
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3. The capacity or contents of a tank or tanks.
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4. (Agric.) Waste matter from tanks; esp., the dried
nitrogenous residue from tanks in which fat has been
rendered, used as a fertilizer.
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Tankard
(gcide) | Tankard \Tank"ard\, n. [OF. tanquart; cf. OD. tanckaert; of
uncertain origin.]
A large drinking vessel, especially one with a cover.
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Marius was the first who drank out of a silver tankard,
after the manner of Bacchus. --Arbuthnot.
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tankage
(wn) | tankage
n 1: the quantity contained in (or the capacity of) a tank or
tanks
2: the charge for storing something in tanks
3: the act of storing in tanks |
tankard
(wn) | tankard
n 1: large drinking vessel with one handle |
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