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Meaning of 'fang' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fang [ a.]
- 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.
2 . Fang [ v. t.]
- 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.
- 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.

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