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Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle; also, a thill..

Plough :: Plough (n.) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a tongue, etc..

Tongued :: Tongued (a.) Having a tongue.

Ranine :: Ranine (a.) Pertaining to, or designating, a swelling under the tongue; also, pertaining to the region where the swelling occurs; -- applied especially to branches of the lingual artery and lingual vein..

Lory :: Lory (n.) Any one of many species of small parrots of the family Trichoglossidae, generally having the tongue papillose at the tip, and the mandibles straighter and less toothed than in common parrots. They are found in the East Indies, Australia, New Guinea, and the adjacent islands. They feed mostly on soft fruits and on the honey of flowers..

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..

Bell :: Bell (n.) A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck..

Tongue :: Tongue (v. t.) To join means of a tongue and grove; as, to tongue boards together..

Tipping :: Tipping (n.) A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; double-tonguing..

Lingulate :: Lingulate (a.) Shaped like the tongue or a strap; ligulate.

Sublingual :: Sublingual (a.) Situated under the tongue; as, the sublingual gland..

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk..

Agile :: Agile (a.) Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue..

Sordes :: Sordes (n.) Foul matter; excretion; dregs; filthy, useless, or rejected matter of any kind; specifically (Med.), the foul matter that collects on the teeth and tongue in low fevers and other conditions attended with great vital depression..

Titter :: Titter (v. t.) To laugh with the tongue striking against the root of the upper teeth; to laugh with restraint, or without much noise; to giggle..

Voluble :: Voluble (a.) Moving with ease and smoothness in uttering words; of rapid speech; nimble in speaking; glib; as, a flippant, voluble, tongue..

Low :: Low (superl.) Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of the tongue in relation to the palate; as, / (/m), / (all). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 5, 10, 11..

Futchel :: Futchel (n.) The jaws between which the hinder end of a carriage tongue is inserted.

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..

Lingual :: Lingual (a.) Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter..

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