a tang is a form of:

Tang



noun
1.
(a strong penetrating taste or odor, a projection on the blade of a knife or chisel, etc., by which it is held firm in its handle) រសជាតិឬក្លិនមុត, ក្លិនខ្លាំង
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A coarse blackish seaweed (Fuscus nodosus).
2.
A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself; as, wine or cider has a tang of the cask.
3.
(FIGURATIVE) A sharp, specific flavor or tinge. Cf. Tang a twang.
4.
A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part; anything resembling a tongue in form or position.
5.
The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small instrument, which is inserted into the handle.
6.
The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel, by which the barrel is secured to the stock.
7.
The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.
8.
The tongue of a buckle.
9.
A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.
10.
A dynasty in Chinese history, from a.d. 618 to 905, distinguished by the founding of the Imperial Academy (the Hanlin), by the invention of printing, and as marking a golden age of literature.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To cause to ring or sound loudly; to ring.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) To make a ringing sound; to ring.