n.
Pronunciation: ' fa ŋ
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, that which is taken, from Old English; akin to Old High German fang seizure, Old English f ō n to seize ― more at PACT
Date: 1555
1 a : a long sharp tooth: as (1) : one by which an animal's prey is seized and held or torn (2) : one of the long hollow or grooved and often erectile teeth of a venomous snake b : one of the chelicerae of a spider at the tip of which a poison gland opens
2 : the root of a tooth or one of the processes or prongs into which a root divides
3 : a projecting tooth or prong
– fanged \ ' fa ŋ d \ adjective