TANTALUS

PRONUNCIATION: (TAN-tuh-luhs)

MEANING: noun:
1. Something temptingly close, yet out of reach.
2. A stand or case for liquor decanters, designed to display them while preventing access.

ETYMOLOGY: After Tantalus, a king of Lydia in Greek mythology. Earliest documented use: 1888.
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TAN TALUS - my anklebone has been out in the sun far too long

TANTA LUS - that's my Aunt Lucy from Djakarta

TANTAPUS - a sea creature with 10 arms instead of the standard 8