TANG, n. [Gr. rancor; rancid.] 1. A strong taste; particularly, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself; as, wine or cider has a tang of the cask.2. Relish; taste. [Not elegant.]3. Something that leaves a sting or pain behind. She had a tongue with a tang.4. Sound; tone. [Not in use.]TANG, v.i. To ring with. [Not in use.] [This may be allied to ding, dong.]
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