What is a harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring called?
twang — A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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