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Crangon
Shrimp Shrimp, n. [OE. shrimp; -- probably so named from its shriveled appearance. See Shrimp, v.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging to Crangon and various allied genera, having a slender body and long legs. Many of them are used as food. The larger kinds are called also prawns. See Illust. of Decapoda. (b) In a more general sense, any species of the macruran tribe Caridea, or any species of the order Schizopoda, having a similar form. (c) In a loose sense, any small crustacean, including some amphipods and even certain entomostracans; as, the fairy shrimp, and brine shrimp. See under Fairy, and Brine.
mallangong
Duck Duck, n. [OE. duke, doke. See Duck, v. t. ] 1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily Anatin[ae], family Anatid[ae]. Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided into river ducks and sea ducks. Among the former are the common domestic duck (Anas boschas); the wood duck (Aix sponsa); the beautiful mandarin duck of China (Dendronessa galeriliculata); the Muscovy duck, originally of South America (Cairina moschata). Among the sea ducks are the eider, canvasback, scoter, etc. 2. A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the person, resembling the motion of a duck in water. Here be, without duck or nod, Other trippings to be trod. --Milton. Bombay duck (Zo["o]l.), a fish. See Bummalo. Buffel duck, or Spirit duck. See Buffel duck. Duck ant (Zo["o]l.), a species of white ant in Jamaica which builds large nests in trees. Duck barnacle. (Zo["o]l.) See Goose barnacle. Duck hawk. (Zo["o]l.) (a) In the United States: The peregrine falcon. (b) In England: The marsh harrier or moor buzzard. Duck mole (Zo["o]l.), a small aquatic mammal of Australia, having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). It belongs the subclass Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird or reptile; -- called also duckbill, platypus, mallangong, mullingong, tambreet, and water mole. To make ducks and drakes, to throw a flat stone obliquely, so as to make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of the water, raising a succession of jets
Mangonel
Mangonel Man"go*nel, n. [OF. mangonel, LL. manganellus, manganum, fr. Gr. ? See Mangle, n.] A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and javelins.
Mangonism
Mangonism Man"go*nism, n. The art of mangonizing, or setting off to advantage. [Obs.]
Mangonist
Mangonist Man"go*nist, n. 1. One who mangonizes. [Obs.] 2. A slave dealer; also, a strumpet. [Obs.]
Mangonize
Mangonize Man"go*nize, v. t. [L. mangonizare, fr. mango a dealer in slaves or wares, to which he tries to give an appearance of greater value by decking them out or furbishing them up.] To furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage. [Obs. or R.] --B. Jonson.

Meaning of Angon from wikipedia

- The angon (Medieval Gr**** ἄγγων, Old High German ango, Old English anga "hook, point, spike") is a type of javelin that was used during the Early Middle...
- Angon can refer to several meanings: Angon, the ancient name for the Italian port of [Ancona Angon, a weapon, a javelin, of the Early Middle Ages Angón...
- v t e Angón is a muni****lity located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2023 census (INE), the muni****lity has...
- weapons like Danish axes, swords and spears. Javelins, including barbed angons, were used as an offensive weapon from behind the shield wall or by warriors...
- are the result of humans being possessed by an alien parasite called an Angon: Dr. Rudy Jones appears in the episode "Changing", portra**** by William...
- missile weapons except the double edged axe and the angon which they use most often. The angons are spears which are neither very short nor very long...
- (Aztec) Barcha Kontos Lance Xyston Harpoon One flue harpoon Two flue harpoon Angon Falarica Framea Golo Hak Jaculum Javelin Lancea Pilum Plumbata Soliferrum...
- arms. Another (debated) hypothesis is that the symbol derives from the angon or sting, a typical Frankish throwing spear. It has consistently been used...
- throwing-axes such as Fransica and short wooden bows. Specialized javelins such as angon were more rare but still used. Archaeology shows that the Visigoths, unlike...
- resulted from the gradual combination of the pilum and two German spears, the angon and the bebra. As more and more Germans joined the Roman army, their culture...