to tang bees

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to tang bees - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tang \Tang\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tanged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Tanging.]
     To cause to ring or sound loudly; to ring.
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           Let thy tongue tang arguments of state.  --Shak.
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     To tang bees, to cause a swarm of bees to settle, by
        beating metal to make a din.
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