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tang sb.: ‘something that leaves a sting or pain behind it’ (J.) Tp. II. ii. 53* “she had a tongue with a ” ∥ Perhaps ‘tang’=tongue of a snake (supposed to sting), sting of an insect, is here associated with ‘tang’=sharp ringing sound.
A Shakespeare Glossary. C. T. Onions. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1911.
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