mangle rack (mangglrak)

A rack having teeth on opposite sides sides, engaged by a pinion which meshes with the opposite sides alternately. The continuous rotatory motion of the pinion is by this device converted into a reciprocating motion, as in some forms of clothes-mangle. E. H. Knight. mangle-wheel (mang'gl-hwēl), n. A wheel so constructed that a reciprocating rotatory motion is communicated to it by a pinion which rotates continuously. mango (mang'gō), n.; pl. mangos or mangoes. [ F.mangue = Sp. mango = Pg. manga, mango ( manguier, the tree), somewhat resembling the plantain. See Man gifera. The mango is certainly the king of fruit. Its flavour is a combination of apricot and pineapple. Lady Bra ey, Voyage of Sunbeam, I. xiv. 2. The tree that produces mangos. Sheltered by a drooping mango , whose rich clusters of purple and orange fruit hung in tempting proximity to lips and hands. Lady Bra ey , Voyage of Sunbeam, I. xiv. 3. A small green melon pickled in imitation of pickled mangos.-4. A certain humming-bird, Lamp ornis mango . - Mango-ginger. See Curcuma , 2, and ginger1 .-Mountain mango, Clusia flava of Jamango-bird (mang'gō-bėrd), n . A kind of Indian oriole, Oriolus kundoo (Sykes), of a yellow color, closely related to the common oriole of Europe. The mango - bird glances through the groves, and in the early morning announces his beautiful but unwelcome presence with his merle-melody. P. Robinson , Under the Sun, p. 55. mango-fish (mang'gō-fish), n. Afish, Polynemus paradise us , of a golden color, with free pectoral rays, of which the upper three are about twice as long as the entire fish; the tupsee. It has no air bladder, rarely exceeds 9 inches in length, and inhabits the Bay of Bengal to the Malay archipelago, entering rivers in April and May to spawn. Its flesh is highly esteemed. See cut under Polynemus. as mango, 4.