n. 尖牙, 犬牙

[医] 牙根, 尖牙, 蛇类毒牙

Fang \Fang\, n. [From {Fang}, v. t.; cf. AS. fang a taking,
booty, G. fang.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.) 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.
(b) A bend or loop of a rope.

{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.]


Fang \Fang\ (f[a^]ng), v. t. [OE. fangen, fongen, fon (g orig.
only in p. p. and imp. tense), AS. f[=o]n; akin to D. vangen,
OHG. f[=a]han, G. fahen, fangen, Icel. f[=a], Sw. f[*a],
f[*a]nga, Dan. fange, faae, Goth. fahan, and prob. to E.
fair, peace, pact. Cf. {Fair}, a.]
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.