tang, noun

/taŋ/
Origin:
South African DutchShow more South African Dutch, elliptical for achtertang.
obs. except in historical contexts, Wagon-making
agtertang.
1826 A.G. Bain Jrnls (1949) 17The hind tang (as the Dutch call it) of Mr. B.’s waggon having broken, we were compelled to span out within a mile of Mayase’s bush where we intended to have gone to night.
1835 A. Smith Diary (1940) II. 177The tang of the wagon was finished early this morning and the wagon was repaired and packed by midday.
1974 J.M. Coetzee Dusklands 126The rest of the day was spent in replacing the pole...How lucky that the socket (tang) was not damaged.
1979 M. Parkes Wheatlands 761 Scotch Cart £10. 0.0...1 Tang for 5.0.
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