Fang

Fang
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. [1913 Webster]

Since I am a dog, beware my fangs. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken. [1913 Webster]

The protuberant fangs of the yucca. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]

3. (Anat.) The root, or one of the branches of the root, of a tooth. See {Tooth}. [1913 Webster]

4. (Mining) A niche in the side of an adit or shaft, for an air course. --Knight. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

6. (Naut.) (a) The valve of a pump box. (b) A bend or loop of a rope. [1913 Webster]

{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.] [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Fang Xi — (方腊) was a rebel in the Song Dynasty and also a nemesis of the 108 heroes of Liangshan in the epic Chinese tale, the Water Margin .Pronunciation of the nameThe Han characters 方腊 are pronounced as Fang Xi rather than Fang La . The confusion was… …   Wikipedia

  • Fang Xi — (方腊), ou Fang La (prononciation erronée du même nom), fut un rebelle du temps de la dynastie Song en Chine, relié à l histoire des 108 héroïques brigands du célèbre roman chinois Shuǐ Hǔ (水浒), « Le Bord de l eau ». Prononciation du nom… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Fang — /fang, fahng, fahonn/, n., pl. Fangs, (esp. collectively) Fang for 1. 1. Also called Pahouin, Pangwe. a member of an indigenous people of Gabon, Cameroon, and adjacent areas. 2. the Bantu language spoken by this people. Also, Fan. * * * Bantu… …   Universalium

  • FANG — Les Fang, qui étaient 125 000 en 1958, forment plus du tiers de la population du Gabon, dont ils occupent le Nord et l’Ouest (ils étaient 425 000 en 1992, au Gabon). Leur groupe se prolonge au delà des frontières, en Guinée équatoriale orientale… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • fang — fang; fang·less; har·fang; in·fang·thief; lee·fang; out·fang·thief; ut·fang·thief; de·fang; ut·fang·thef; …   English syllables

  • Fang La — Fāng Là (chinois simplifié : 方腊 ; chinois traditionnel : 方臘) fut un rebelle du temps de la dynastie Song en Chine, relié à l histoire des 108 héroïques brigands du célèbre roman chinois Au bord de l eau (水滸 Shuǐ Hǔ). La révolte de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Fang — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Máscara fang La etnia Fang es originaria del interior del área continental de Guinea Ecuatorial. Esta etnia se encuentra así mismo en Gabón y Camerún, actualmente constituye el grupo étnico más numeroso en Guinea… …   Wikipedia Español

  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fang — O.E. fang prey, spoils, plunder, booty; a seizing or taking, from gefangen, pp. of fon seize, take, capture, from P.Gmc. *fango (Cf. O.Fris. fangia, M.Du., Du. vangen, O.N. fanga, Ger. fangen, Goth. fahan), from PIE root *pag to make firm, fix;… …   Etymology dictionary

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