1. To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to gripe; to clutch. [Obs.] Shak. He's in the law's clutches; you see he's fanged. J. Webster.
2. To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs. "Chariots fanged with scythes." Philips.
FANG Fang, n. Etym: [From Fang, v. t.; cf. AS. fang a taking, booty, G. fang.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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. Shak.
2. Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken. The protuberant fangs of the yucca. Evelyn.
3. (Anat.)
Defn: The root, or one of the branches of the root, of a tooth. See
Tooth.
4. (Mining)
Defn: A niche in the side of an adit or shaft, for an air course.
Knight.