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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TONGUED
TONGUELESS
TON'IC, a. [L. tonus. See Tone.]
1. Literally, increasing tension; hence, increasing strength, as tonic power.
2. In medicine, increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions.
3. Relating to tones or sounds.
4. Extended. [Not in use.]
Tonic spasm, in medicine, a rigid contraction of the muscles without relaxation, as in tetanus, etc.
TON'IC, n. A medicine that increases the tone of the muscular fiber, and gives vigor and action to the system.
A medicine which increases the tone or strength of the body.
1. In music, the key-note or principal sound which generates all the rest.
2. In music, a certain degree of tension, or the sound produced by a vocal string in a given degree of tension.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: provided with or resembling a tongue; often used in combination; "tongued shoes"; "tongued boards"; "toungued lightning"; "long-tongued" [ant: tongueless]
2: having a manner of speaking as specified; often used in combination; "golden-tongued"; "sharp-tongued"

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 14th century having a tongue especially of a specified kind — often used in combination <sharp-tongued>

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tongued Tongued, a. Having a tongue. Tongued like the night crow. --Donne.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tongue Tongue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tongued; p. pr. & vb. n. Tonguing.] 1. To speak; to utter. ``Such stuff as madmen tongue.'' --Shak. 2. To chide; to scold. How might she tongue me. --Shak. 3. (Mus.) To modulate or modify with the tongue, as notes, in playing the flute and some other wind instruments. 4. To join means of a tongue and grove; as, to tongue boards together.