Main Entry:

fang

Pronunciation:

\ˈfaŋ\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, that which is taken, from Old English; akin to Old High German fang seizure, Old English fōn to seize — more at pact

Date:

1555

1 a: a long sharp tooth: as (1): one by which an animal's prey is seized and held or torn (2): one of the long hollow or grooved and often erectile teeth of a venomous snake b: one of the chelicerae of a spider at the tip of which a poison gland opens2: the root of a tooth or one of the processes or prongs into which a root divides3: a projecting tooth or prong

— fanged \ˈfaŋd\ adjective