"tige" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tiges [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French tige (“stem”), from Latin tibia (“shin bone, leg”). Doublet of tibia. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|tige||stem}} French tige (“stem”), {{der|en|la|tibia|t=shin bone, leg}} Latin tibia (“shin bone, leg”), {{doublet|en|tibia}} Doublet of tibia Head templates: {{en-noun}} tige (plural tiges)
  1. (firearms, historical) A steel pin in early rifles. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-tige-en-noun-8HL2TdyO Categories (other): Firearms, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  2. (botany, archaic) A stem. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-tige-en-noun-XkfCrn9q Categories (other): Botany Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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