資料來源 : pyDict
尖牙,犬牙
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Fang \Fang\ (f[a^]ng), v. t. [OE. fangen, fongen, fon (g orig.
only in p. p. and imp. tense), AS. f[=o]n; akin to D. vangen,
OHG. f[=a]han, G. fahen, fangen, Icel. f[=a], Sw. f[*a],
f[*a]nga, Dan. fange, faae, Goth. fahan, and prob. to E.
fair, peace, pact. Cf. {Fair}, a.]
1. To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to
gripe; to clutch. [Obs.] --Shak.
He's in the law's clutches; you see he's fanged.
--J. Webster.
2. To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.
``Chariots fanged with scythes.'' --Philips.
Fang \Fang\, n. [From {Fang}, v. t.; cf. AS. fang a taking,
booty, G. fang.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
Since I am a dog, beware my fangs. --Shak.
2. Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken.
The protuberant fangs of the yucca. --Evelyn.
3. (Anat.) The root, or one of the branches of the root, of a
tooth. See {Tooth}.
4. (Mining) A niche in the side of an adit or shaft, for an
air course. --Knight.
5. (Mech.) 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. (Naut.)
(a) The valve of a pump box.
(b) A bend or loop of a rope.
{In a fang}, fast entangled.
{To lose the fang}, said of a pump when the water has gone
out; hence:
{To fang a pump}, to supply it with the water necessary to
make it operate. [Scot.]
資料來源 : WordNet®
Fang
n 1: a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
2: canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear
its prey
3: hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject
its poison