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tang

nounsea

coarse shore seaweed, rockweed

A general name for large, coarse shore seaweed (wrack), especially rockweed (Fucus) found above the low-water mark, as opposed to kelp (e.g. Laminaria) which grows below it.

Example in use

“There's muckle tang aboot the shore.”

Pronunciation

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/TANG/

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Origin & context

old norsecurrentneutralalso: seaweed

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