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Futchel :: Futchel (n.) The jaws between which the hinder end of a carriage tongue is inserted.

Mouth :: Mouth (n.) The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and teeth, between the lips and the pharynx; the buccal cavity..

Voluble :: Voluble (a.) Moving with ease and smoothness in uttering words; of rapid speech; nimble in speaking; glib; as, a flippant, voluble, tongue..

Fissilingual :: Fissilingual (a.) Having the tongue forked.

Tongueless :: Tongueless (a.) Hence, speechless; mute..

Lick :: Lick (v. t.) To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks milk..

Tongue-tie :: Tongue-tie (n.) Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness of the fraenum, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums..

Shrill-tongued :: Shrill-tongued (a.) Having a shrill voice.

Vermilinguia :: Vermilinguia (n. pl.) A tribe of edentates comprising the South American ant-eaters. The tongue is long, slender, exsertile, and very flexible, whence the name..

Smooth-tongued :: Smooth-tongued (a.) Having a smooth tongue; plausible; flattering.

Swallowtail :: Swallowtail (n.) A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints. See Dovetail.

Dorsum :: Dorsum (n.) The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the tongue..

Tongue :: Tongue (n.) The clapper of a bell.

Straight-lined :: Straight-joint (a.) In the United States, applied to planking or flooring put together without the tongue and groove, the pieces being laid edge to edge..

Dovetail :: Dovetail (n.) A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one..

Sublingual :: Sublingual (a.) Situated under the tongue; as, the sublingual gland..

Linguiform :: Linguiform (a.) Having the form of the tongue; tongue-shaped.

Tongue :: Tongue (v. i.) To talk; to prate.

Sadda :: Sadda (n.) A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the Zend-Avesta, or sacred books..

Profane :: Profane (a.) Irreverent in language; taking the name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a profane person, word, oath, or tongue..

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