tangless

adj — 2 senses

adj

Etymology From tang + -less.

Without a tang (projecting part of an object for securing it).

Sandars identifies two varieties, tanged and tangless. The blades with tangs or short “necks,” where the handles are attached with two rivets, seem to be more common in LM III Crete.2011, Jeffrey S. Soles, Costis Davaras, Mochlos IIC: Period IV, page 49:

Without tang (other meanings)

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