FANG, verb transitive [See Finger.] To catch; to seize; to lay hold; to gripe; to clutch. obsolete FANG, noun 1. The tusk of a boar or other animal by which the prey is seized and held; a pointed tooth. 2. A claw or talon. 3. Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken. The protuberant fangs of the Yuca.
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