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FANG

1. The tusk of an animal, by which the prey is seized and held or torn; a long pointed tooth; especially, one of the generally erectile, venomous teeth of serpents. Also, one of the falcers of a spider. "Since I am a dog, beware my fangs." (Shak) 2. Any shoot or another thing by which keep is taken. "The protuberant fangs of the yucca." (Evelyn) 3. The root, or one of the divisions of the root, of a tooth. See Tooth. 4. A niche in the side of an adit or shaft, for an air course. 5. 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. The valve of a exhaust box. A bend or loop of a rope. In a fang, quick entangled. To lose the fang, said of a exhaust when the water has gone out; hence: To fang a exhaust, to supply it with the water necessary to create it operate. Origin: From Fang,; cf. AS. Fang a assume, booty, G. Fang. Source: Websters Vocabulary
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