To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to gripe; to clutch.

To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.

The tusk of an animal, by which the prey is seized and held or torn; a long pointed tooth; esp., one of the usually erectile, venomous teeth of serpents. Also, one of the falcers of a spider.

Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken.

The root, or one of the branches of the root, of a tooth. See

Tooth

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A niche in the side of an adit or shaft, for an air course.

A projecting tooth or prong, as in a part of a lock, or the plate of a belt clamp, or the end of a tool, as a chisel, where it enters the handle.

The valve of a pump box.

A bend or loop of a rope.