tandem (tandem)

[ pair of horses (sometimes more) harne ed one before the other.-2. A carriage drawn by two or more horses harne ed one before the other. The Duke of St. James now got on rapidly, and also found sufficient time for his boat, his tandem , and his toilette. Disraeli , Young Duke, i. 2. 3. A bicycle having seats for several riders placed one behind another; specifically, such a bicycle for two riders. Some cyclers were making the most of the fine day.... Two rode a tandem ; the third a bicycle. J. and E. R. Pennell , Canterbury Pilgrimage on a Tricycle. Tandem engine, a steam-engine having two cylinders in line, with a piston-rod uniting their pistons: used with compound marine and stationary horizontal engines. tanel (tān). A spelling of ta'en for taken . tane2 (tan), indef . pron . A Scotch form of tone2 . Yield me thy life, or thy lady bright, Or here the tane of us shall die. Erlinton (Child's Ballads, III. 222). That the heat o' the tane might cool the tither. Burns, There was a Wife. tangent IMG:content-2828.png:[graphic] flowing under the mold in the casting-box. Also called tail - piece.