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Lick :: Lick (v.) A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a stroke of the tongue, or of something which acts like a tongue; as, to put on colors with a lick of the brush. Also, a small quantity of any substance so applied..

Romanic :: Romanic (n.) Related to the Roman people by descent; -- said especially of races and nations speaking any of the Romanic tongues.

Adder's-tongue :: Adder's-tongue (n.) The yellow dogtooth violet.

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

Loch :: Loch (n.) A kind of medicine to be taken by licking with the tongue; a lambative; a lincture.

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The power of articulate utterance; speech.

Liberty :: Liberty (n.) A curve or arch in a bit to afford room for the tongue of the horse.

Smooth-tongued :: Smooth-tongued (a.) Having a smooth tongue; plausible; flattering.

Tongue :: Tongue (v. t.) To modulate or modify with the tongue, as notes, in playing the flute and some other wind instruments..

Fur :: Fur (n.) A coat of morbid matter collected on the tongue in persons affected with fever.

Dog's-tongue :: Dog's-tongue (n.) Hound's-tongue.

Straight-lined :: Straight-joint (a.) In the United States, applied to planking or flooring put together without the tongue and groove, the pieces being laid edge to edge..

Barb :: Barb (n.) Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen..

Free-tongued :: Free-tongued (a.) Speaking without reserve.

Fur :: Fur (v. t.) To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue..

Supple-jack :: Supple-chapped (a.) Having a limber tongue.

Philology :: Philology (n.) The study of language, especially in a philosophical manner and as a science; the investigation of the laws of human speech, the relation of different tongues to one another, and historical development of languages; linguistic science..

Suck :: Suck (v. t.) To draw, as a liquid, by the action of the mouth and tongue, which tends to produce a vacuum, and causes the liquid to rush in by atmospheric pressure; to draw, or apply force to, by exhausting the air..

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The lingua of an insect.

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