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fang
CIDE DICTIONARY
fang, v. t. [OE. fangen, fongen, fon (g orig. only in p. p. and imp. tense), AS. f; akin to D. vangen, OHG. fāhan, G. fahen, fangen, Icel. fā, Sw. f, f, Dan. fange, faae, Goth. fahan, and prob. to E. fair, peace, pact. Cf. Fair, a. ].
- To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to gripe; to clutch. Shak. [1913 Webster]"He's in the law's clutches; you see he's fanged." [1913 Webster]
- To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs. Philips. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]"Since I am a dog, beware my fangs." [1913 Webster]
- Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken. [1913 Webster]"The protuberant fangs of the yucca." [1913 Webster]
- The root, or one of the branches of the root, of a tooth. See Tooth. [1913 Webster]
- A niche in the side of an adit or shaft, for an air course. Knight. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The valve of a pump box. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fang, n.
1 a canine tooth, esp. of a dog or wolf.
2 the tooth of a venomous snake, by which poison is injected.
3 the root of a tooth or its prong.
4 Brit. colloq. a person's tooth.
1 a canine tooth, esp. of a dog or wolf.
2 the tooth of a venomous snake, by which poison is injected.
3 the root of a tooth or its prong.
4 Brit. colloq. a person's tooth.
Derivative
fanged adj. (also in comb.). fangless adj.
Etymology
OE f. ON fang f. a Gmc root = to catch
THESAURUS
fang
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Bane
N bane, curse, evil, hurtfulness, painfulness, scourge, damnosa hereditas, white elephant, sting, fang, thorn, tang, bramble, brier, nettle, poison, toxin, teratogen, leaven, virus venom, arsenic, antimony, tartar emetic, strychnine, nicotine, miasma, miasm, mephitis, malaria, azote, sewer gas, pest, Albany hemp, arsenious oxide, arsenious acid, bichloride of mercury, carbonic acid, carbonic gas, choke damp, corrosive sublimate, fire damp, hydrocyanic acid, cyanide, Prussic acid, hydrogen cyanide, marsh gas, nux vomica, ratsbane, hemlock, hellebore, nightshade, belladonna, henbane, aconite, banewort, bhang, ganja, hashish, Upas tree, Toxline (online), rust, worm, helminth, moth, moth and rust, fungus, mildew, dry rot, canker, cankerworm, cancer, torpedo, viper, demon, toxicology, baneful, poisonous, phr, bibere venenum in auro, Contingent Subservience.For further exploring for "fang" in Webster Dictionary Online
