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 ]