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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.
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.