fang

n. [ From Fang, v. t.; cf. AS. fang a taking, booty, G. fang. ] 1. (Zool.) 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 ]

a. Having fangs or tusks; as, a fanged adder. Also used figuratively. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Fang, v. t.; hence, prop., a taking up a new thing. ] Something new-fashioned; a foolish innovation; a gewgaw; a trifling ornament. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To fashion. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To control and new fangle the Scripture. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. New made; hence, gaudy; showy; vainly decorated. [ Obs., except with the prefix new. ] See Newfangled. “Our fangled world.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being fangled. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He them in new fangleness did pass. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destitute of fangs or tusks. “A fangless lion.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]