10. That which is considered as resembing an animal's tongue, in
position or form. Specifically: —
(a) A projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a
buckle, or of a balance.
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(b) A projection on the side, as of a board, which fits into a groove.
(c) A point, or long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the
mainland into a sea or a lake.
(d) The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the
end of which the oxen are yoked.
(e) The clapper of a bell.
(f) (Naut.) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of
standing backstays, etc.; also. the upper main piece of a mast composed
of several pieces.
(g) (Mus.) Same as Reed, n., 5.
To hold the tongue, to be silent. — Tongue bone (Anat.), the hyoid
bone. — Tongue grafting. See under Grafting.
Syn. — Language; speech; expression. See Language.
Tongue (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tongued (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Tonguing.]
1. To speak; to utter. "Such stuff as madmen tongue." Shak.