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Clevis :: Clevis (n.) A piece of metal bent in the form of an oxbow, with the two ends perforated to receive a pin, used on the end of the tongue of a plow, wagen, etc., to attach it to a draft chain, whiffletree, etc.; -- called also clavel, clevy..

Celtic :: Celtic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes, literature, tongue..

Flippant :: Flippant (a.) Of smooth, fluent, and rapid speech; speaking with ease and rapidity; having a voluble tongue; talkative..

Subglottic :: Subglossal (a.) Situated under the tongue; sublingual.

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) Same as Reed, n., 5..

Blain :: Blain (n.) A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath..

Hart-tongue :: Hart-tongue (n.) A West Indian fern, the Polypodium Phyllitidis of Linnaeus. It is also found in Florida..

Tongue-tie :: Tongue-tie (n.) Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness of the fraenum, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums..

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

Lingua :: Lingua (n.) A median process of the labium, at the under side of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue..

Loll :: Loll (v. t.) To let hang from the mouth, as the tongue..

Pentaglot :: Pentaglot (n.) A work in five different tongues.

Mouth :: Mouth (n.) The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and teeth, between the lips and the pharynx; the buccal cavity..

Anglo-saxonism :: Anglo-Saxonism (n.) A characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race; especially, a word or an idiom of the Anglo-Saxon tongue..

Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances..

Fissilingual :: Fissilingual (a.) Having the tongue forked.

Close-tongued :: Close-tongued (a.) Closemouthed; silent.

Sea Ginger :: Sea ginger () A hydroid coral of the genus Millepora, especially M. alcicornis, of the West Indies and Florida. So called because it stings the tongue like ginger. See Illust. under Millepore..

Tongue-pad :: Tongue-pad (n.) A great talker.

Lingel :: Lingel (n.) A little tongue or thong of leather; a lacing for belts.

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