tang

A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.

a tang of citrus

The miraculous air, heady with ozone and made memorably sweet by leagues of wild flowerets, gave tang and savour to the breath.

A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself.

a tang of cellar

Wine or cider has a tang of the cask.

A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.

a tang of pedantry

Such proceedings had a strong tang of tyranny.

A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.

(archaic)

slip the cable over the tang

A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.

full-tang

A full-tang knife is strongest against handle breakage, but partial-tang knives are common because of a combination of facts: they are inexpensive, and in some applications any manner of use that would exceed the handle's limit is not an appropriate manner of use.

A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.

To strike two metal objects together loudly in order to persuade a swarm of honeybees to land so it may be captured by the beekeeper.

To make a ringing sound; to ring.

let thy tongue tang arguments of state