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tonk
[ tongk ]
noun
- a form of rummy for two or more players with deuces wild.
tonk
1/ tɒŋk /
noun
- slang.an effete or effeminate man
tonk
2/ tɒŋk /
verb
- informal.to strike with a heavy blow
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Example Sentences
In 1988 he dethroned The Honky Tonk Man in only seconds at Summerslam at Madison Square Garden.
It came nearer and became plainer—tonk-tonk-tonk; then the tonks all running together briskly.
Even so, his ear was first to catch above the rattle of the buggy wheels the far-away, faint tonk-tonk!
Amir Khan consented to disband his army, on condition of being guaranteed the possession of what is now the principality of Tonk.
Even so, his ear was first to catch above the rattle of the buggy wheels the faraway, faint tonk-tonk!
Sarah Brown was rapidly becoming exasperated with everybody concerned, but not least with the evidently camouflaging Tonk.
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