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Pronunciation : Tank
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls. Simmonds.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Tank
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Pg. tanque, L. stangum a pool; or perhaps of East Indian origin. Cf. Stank, n.]
Definition : Defn: A large basin or cistern; an artificial receptacle for liquids. Tank engine, a locomotive which carries the water and fuel it requires, thus dispensing with a tender. -- Tank iron, plate iron thinner than boiler plate, and thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron. -- Tank worm (Zo?l.), a small nematoid worm found in the water tanks of India, supposed by some to be the young of the Guinea worm.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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