tige

noun

ˈtēzh

plural -s

: a steel pin in the breech of an early rifle against which the ball is hammered by the ramrod and expanded to fit the grooves

Word History

Etymology

French, stem, shaft, rod, pin, from Latin tibia shinbone, pipe, flute

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