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Meaning
Noun
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In Colors:
A yellowish-brown colour.
●
In Colors:
A
darkening
of the
skin
resulting
from
exposure
to
sunlight
or
similar
light
sources.
●
The
bark
of an
oak
or other
tree
from which
tannic acid
is obtained.
●
In Colors & Dairy products:
An Armenian
drink
made of
yoghurt
and water
similar
to
airan
and doogh
●
Synonym of
picul
,
particularly
in Cantonese contexts.
●
A
twig
or small switch.
●
In Engineering:
Initialism of total
acid number
, the
measure
of a lubricant's or
crude
oil's
acid
ity.
●
In Banking:
Initialism of
transaction
authentication
number, in
electronic
banking.
Adj
●
In Browns & Colors:
Yellowish-brown.
●
Having
dark
skin
as a result of
exposure
to the
sun
or an
artificial
process
intended
to
mimic
this effect.
Verb
●
To change to a
tan
colour
due to
exposure
to the sun.
●
To change an
animal
hide
into
leather
by
soaking
it in
tannic acid
. To work as a tanner.
●
To
spank
or beat.
●
In Multicultural London English:
To
kill
by
gun
, to shoot.
Num
●
In Colors, Dairy products & Hides:
The second
cardinal number
two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and
parts
of Yorkshire, for
counting sheep
, and
stitches
in knitting.
Name
●
A Chinese
surname
from Mandarin.
●
A Chinese
surname
from Hokkien.
●
Alternative form of Dan
●
A
surname
from Vietnamese.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
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