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Definition of Tongued

1. Adjective. Provided with or resembling a tongue; often used in combination. "Long-tongued"

2. Adjective. Having a manner of speaking as specified; often used in combination. "Sharp-tongued"

Definition of Tongued

1. a. Having a tongue.

Definition of Tongued

1. Adjective. Resembling a tongue ¹

2. Adjective. Used in compounds such as sharp-tongued to indicate a particular manner of speaking. ¹

3. Verb. (past of tongue) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tongued

1. tongue [v] - See also: tongue

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tongued

tongue habits tongue kiss tongue kisses tongue lashing tongue lashings tongue map tongue of cerebellum tongue phenomenon tongue ring tongue rings

tongue thrust tongue tie tongue twister tongue twisters tongue worm tongued (current term) tonguedness tonguefish tongueflower tongueless

tongueless frog tongueless frogs tonguelessly tonguelet

Literary usage of Tongued

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Refrigeration, Cold Storage and Ice-making: A Practical Treatise on the Art by Alexander James Wallis-Tayler (1912)
"|-in. tongued and grooved boarding, two layers of paper, |-in tongued and grooved boarding, 4 in. silicate cotton or slag-wool, |-in. tongued and grooved ..."

2. Refrigeration, Cold Storage and Ice-making: A Practical Treatise on the Art by Alexander James Wallis-Tayler (1902)
"2 in. asphalte, fa in. tongued and grooved boarding, 2 layers of paper, fa in. tongued and grooved boarding, 2 in. air space between scantlings, ..."

3. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
"tongued and Grooved Joints. Another objection to this joint is that it is difficult ... The tongued end also prevents the board from warping and in case of ..."

4. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"by being driven into two corresponding grooves formed on their respective adjoining laces or edges. (Compare Dowel ; Spline.) tongued AND GROOVED. ..."

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