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tanger|ˈtæŋə(r)| Also tenger. [In sense 1, f. tang v.1 + -er1; in sense 2, f. tang n.1 2.] 1. dial. A person who has a noticeable effect on another (see also quot. 1886).
1886W. Cudworth Rambles round Horton 237/1 Tenger, a deceiving person. 1914D. H. Lawrence Prussian Officer 221 She looked a tanger sitting there, all like statues, her and the geese. 1922― England, my England 269 She's a tanger―'s driven the gel to what she is. 2. One who furnishes implements with a tang.
1921Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §279 Tanger, saw tanger, places saw blade against gauge in semi-automatic machine, which marks and purchases tang hole in blade and rivets on tang. 1960Classification of Occupations (Gen. Register Office) Index 107/2 Tanger—cutlery mfr...razor mfr...saw mfr. |