fanged

Variant of fang

fang definition

fang (faŋ)

noun

    1. one of the long, pointed teeth with which meat-eating animals seize and tear their prey; canine tooth
    2. one of the long, hollow or grooved teeth through which poisonous snakes inject their venom
    3. the root of a tooth
  2. the pointed part of something

Etymology: ME, that which is seized < OE < base of fon, to take, catch, akin to Ger fangen < IE base *pak, *pa, to fasten, tie > L pangere (see peace), Sans pá-, noose

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