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Webster 1913 Edition


Tank

Tank

(tăṉk)
,
Noun.
A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight; also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls.
Simmonds.

Tank

(tăṉk)
,
Noun.
[Pg.
tanque
, L.
stangum
a pool; or perhaps of East Indian origin. Cf.
Stank
,
Noun.
]
1.
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
(Zool.)
,
a small nematoid worm found in the water tanks of India, supposed by some to be the young of the Guinea worm.

Webster 1828 Edition


Tank

TANK

,
Noun.
A large bason or cistern; a reservoir of water.