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tang button

tang button noun: a part of a sword close to the hilt.

Noun

tang button (plural tang buttons)

  1. A part of a sword close to the hilt.
    • 56. Kõrā having very heavy single - edged blade . 57 . Sosun pattā , cylindrical hilt , recurved quillons . 58. Hilt consisting of a small tang button , a dome - shaped pommel and a cylindrical grip . 59. Hilt , comprising a small[…]1989, Gayatri Nath Pant, Mughal Weapons in the Bābur-nāmā, South Asia Books
    • At the top center of the pommel was a tang button , flush to the top , and with two holes to accommodate a spanner wrench . The tang button tightened on the blade tang , thus securing the entire assembled hilt .1995, John R. Angolia, In the Service of the Reich: Diplomatic & Government Officials, German Red Cross, R James Bender Pub

Forms of tang button

pluraltang buttons

Questions about tang button

What does tang button mean?
Tang button means a part of a sword close to the hilt.
What part of speech is tang button?
Tang button is a noun.
What is the plural of tang button?
The plural of tang button is tang buttons.

Words near tang button in the dictionary

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  4. tang bao
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  9. tang hoon
  10. tang ping
  11. Tang Soo Do

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