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Definition of Tanguns
1. tangun [n] - See also: tangun
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tanguns
Literary usage of Tanguns
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1800)
"... and hardy as tanguns are, they are lef» able to bear the heat of nn Indian
fun than any other breed, and they often fall ..."
2. The Literary Magazine, and American Register by Charles Brockden Brown (1804)
"... but to & person not endued with a very even temper, I would by no means
recommend the contest ; for, after all, strong and hardy as tanguns are, ..."
3. Narratives of the Mission of George Bogle to Tibet and of the Journey of by George Bogle, Clements Robert Markham, Thomas Manning (1879)
"The horses are unshod tanguns,2 with hoofs as hard as iron ; all stallions,
extremely vicious when young, and ill broke in. The saddle is of wood, ..."
4. Narratives of the Mission of George Bogle to Tibet, and of the Journey of by Sir Clements R Markham, George Bogle, Thomas Manning (1876)
"The horses are unshod tanguns,3 with hoofs as hard as iron; all stallions,
extremely vicious when young, and ill broke in. The saddle is of wood, ..."
5. Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and by Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell, William Crooke (1903)
"1782.—"To be sold, a Phaeton, in good condition, with a pair of young Tanyan
Horses, well broke. —India, Gazette, Oct. 26. 1793.—" As to the tanguns or ..."
6. Narrative of a Five Year's Residence at Nepaul by Thomas Smith, David Ochterlony (1852)
"... size of an English Newfoundland, and covered with thick long hair. It is
reckoned to be a good watch-dog, and never to sleep at night. The tanguns, or ..."
7. Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and by Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell, William Crooke (1903)
"1782.—"To be sold, a Phaeton, in good condition, with a pair of young Tanyan
Horses, well broke. —India Gazelle, Oct. 26. 1793.—" As to the tanguns or ..."
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