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TANKS
Etymology 1
Noun
tanks
plural of tank
Verb
tanks
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tank
Etymology 2
Interjection
tanks
(humorous) thanks
Anagrams
• stank
Source: Wiktionary
TANK
Tank, n.
Definition: A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls. Simmonds.
Tank, n. Etym: [Pg. tanque, L. stangum a pool; or perhaps of East Indian origin. Cf. Stank, n.]
Definition: 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.
РTank worm (Zo̦l.), 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 Edition
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