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tongue

noun [C] (SHOE)
 
 
/tʌŋ/

Definition

a part of an object that is tongue-shaped, especially the piece of material that is under the laces in a shoeShoes and shoemaking
(Definition of tongue noun (SHOE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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