(historical) A punishment whereby a hole or bore was made in someone's tongue.

Employing tongue and groove joints.

Alternative spelling of tongue lashing

To scold, to chew out.

plural of tongue-lashing

Alternative spelling of tongue clacker

plural of tongue clacker

(obsolete, derogatory) The act of talking incessantly with little or no meaning.

(obsolete, usually in the plural) One who talks a lot with little meaning.

(idiomatic) Saying one thing to one person and something different to another; double talking; deceitful in speech.