Definitions
hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison
Word origin
From clipping of fangtooth, from Middle English *fangtooth, *fengtooth, from Old English fengtōþ (“molar tooth”), from feng, preterite of fōn (“to catch, take, seize”). Cognate with German Fangzahn (“fang”, literally “catch-tooth”) and Dutch vangtand. See also related senses of Etymology 3 below.
Used in a sentence
“The warrior realized in an instant that he owed his life to this strange white man, and he also saw that only a miracle could save his preserver from those fierce yellow fangs that had been so near to his own flesh.”
“chariots fang'd with scythes”
“Gentlemen, break not the head of the peace: it's to no purpose, for he's in the law's clutches; you see he's fanged.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Sharp animal tooth”4 letters
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