Noah Webster
Fang
FANG, verb transitive [See Finger.]
To catch; to seize; to lay hold; to gripe; to clutch. obsolete
FANG, noun
1. The tusk of a boar or other animal by which the prey is seized and held; a pointed tooth.
2. A claw or talon.
3. Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken.
The protuberant fangs of the Yuca.