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Webster 1913 Edition
Fang
Fang
(făng)
, Verb.
T.
[OE. ]
fangen
, fongen
, fon
(g orig. only in p. p. and imp. tense), AS. fōn
; akin to D. vangen
, OHG. fāhan
, G. fahen
, fangen
, Icel. fā
, Sw. få
, fånga
, Dan. fange
, faae
, Goth. fahan
, and prob. to E. fair
, peace
, pact
. Cf. Fair
, Adj.
1.
To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to gripe; to clutch.
[Obs.]
Shak.
He’s in the law's clutches; you see he's
fanged
. J. Webster.
2.
To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.
“Chariots fanged with scythes.” Philips.
1.
(Zool.)
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.
Since I am a dog, beware my
fangs
. Shakespeare
2.
Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken.
The protuberant
fangs
of the yucca. Evelyn.
4.
(Mining)
A niche in the side of an adit or shaft, for an air course.
Knight.
5.
(Mech.)
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.
6.
(Naut.)
(a)
The valve of a pump box.
(b)
A bend or loop of a rope.
In a fang
, fast entangled.
– To lose the fang
, said of a pump when the water has gone out
; hence: To fang a pump
, to supply it with the water necessary to make it operate.
[Scot.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Fang
FANG
,Verb.
T.
To catch; to seize; to lay hold; to gripe; to clutch. Obs.
FANG
, n.1.
The tusk of a boar or other animal by which the prey is seized and held; a pointed tooth.2.
A claw or talon.3.
Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken.The protuberant fangs of the Yuca.