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

2. Any shoot or other thing by which hold is
taken.

The protuberant fangs of the
yucca.

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.


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