FANG


Meaning of FANG in English

fang 1

— fanged /fangd/ , adj. — fangless , adj. — fanglike , adj.

/fang/ , n.

1. one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.

2. a canine tooth.

3. a tooth resembling a dog's.

4. the root of a tooth.

5. one of the chelicerae of a spider.

6. a pointed, tapering part of a thing.

7. Mach. the tang of a tool.

[ bef. 1050; ME, OE: something caught; c. G Fang capture, booty, ON fang a grasp, hold. See FANG 2 ]

fang 2

/fang/ , v.t. Brit. Dial.

to seize; grab.

[ bef. 900; ME fangen to seize, catch; c. OS fangan, G fangen, var. of proto-Gmc * fanhan-, whence OE fon, c. OS, OHG, Goth fahan, ON fa; akin to OE gefangian to fasten ]

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