† ˈfangern.
Obs.
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a. One who takes another under his protection, a guardian.
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b. One who catches or captures.
c. That with which one catches hold (e.g. a tooth).
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the mind > possession > [noun] > possession and control > possession and power or clutches
gripOE
handgripOE
crook?c1225
fist1297
fangera1300
holtc1375
in one's clawsc1386
clutcha1529
handgripe1534
clamps1548
clums1567
clamsa1569
embracement1599
pounce1614
embracea1627
the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > types or spec. teeth > [noun] > canine
seizera1425
eyetooth1530
dog-tooth1552
griper1600
canine tooth1607
holder1672
twang1677
peg tooth1681
wick1726
fanger1763
canine1835
cuspid1878
pin tooth1886
stomach-tooth1890
a1300 E.E. Psalter iii. 4 Laverd, mi fanger [L. susceptor] art þou.
a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 181 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 100 The scarth [was] a fische fangar.
1612 T. Dekker If it be not Good iii. ii. 145 All the craft in that great head of yours cannot get it out of my fangers.
1763 H. S. J. Giral del Pino Dict. Spanish & Eng. I Dientes caninos, the eye-teeth, or fangers.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2013).
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