fire-fangv.

Brit.

/ˈfʌɪəfaŋ/, U.S.

/ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌfæŋ/, Scottish English

/ˈfaɪrfaŋ/

Forms: see fire n. and fang v.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., fang v.¹

Etymology: < fire n. + fang v.¹, probably after fire-fanged adj.

Originally Scottish, in later use North American.

†1. transitive. To singe, to scorch; to damage with excessive heat. Also intransitive: to cause such damage. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > subjection or exposure to heat or fire > subject or expose to heat or fire [verb (transitive)] > damage or injure by heat or fire

burn?1520

fire-fang1562

scathe1810

1562 A. Scott New Yere Gift to Quene x, in Bannatyne Poems (1770) 245 And quha eit flesch on Fridayis was fyre-fangit.

1618 M. Baret Hipponomie i. 37 A hasty fire does not only firefange..but also taketh away the true rellish.

1682 Let. 20 July in J. Houghton Coll. Lett. for Improvem. Husbandry & Trade 73 If we make but our Fires a little too big, the Malt will be Fire-fanged (i.e.) the Comes will be burnt into a brown reddish colour.

2. intransitive. Of crops, manure, etc.: to become excessively dry and damaged as a result of the too rapid decomposition of organic matter; (of cheese) to acquire a scorched appearance or taste. Formerly also transitive: †(of a rapid decomposition process) to cause (compost) to become excessively dry (obsolete).

ΚΠ

1802 C. Findlater Gen. View Agric. County of Peebles 168 In Summer, the fermentation may come on in ten days, or sooner; it is apt to exceed, and to firefang the materials.

1808 Farmer's Mag. June 205 The liquid..also corrects the quality of dung when threatening to fire-fang.

1812 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 293 Few of the full milk cheeses are ever found to hove, or fire-fang; a defect, the origin of which does not seem to be yet accounted for.

1834 New Eng. Farmer 12 Mar. 274/2 If the manure is long, or dry, and dry weather ensues, it firefangs or does not rot, and the crop is little benefited.

1896 15th Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1895–6 72 There is danger if ensilage contains more than 25 per cent of dry matter that it will fire-fang in the silo.

1919 H. O. Sampson Effective Farming iv. 69 Cow manure..does not firefang and it decomposes slowly.

1984 Org. Gardening Feb. 31/2 When too dry, the heap ‘firefangs’ with fungi.

Derivatives

ˈfire-fanging n. the action or result of fire-fang v.; scorching, overheating.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > [noun] > to excess

overheating1609

fire-fanging1682

superheating1828

1682 Let. 20 July in J. Houghton Coll. Lett. for Improvem. Husbandry & Trade 73 In these new Kills, the Fire-fanging is never feared nor known.

1784 A. M'Donald Ess. Raising & Dressing Flax & Hemp 56 To try and discover the reason of flax-firing, or fire-fanging,..I kept a small quantity of flax longer than ordinary unpulled.

1803 Prize Ess. & Trans. Highland Soc. Scotl. 2 148 In summer, it [sc. the heat of the compost] sometimes rises so high, as to be mischievous, by consuming the materials, (fire-fanging).

1910 E. B. Hart & W. E. Tottingham Gen. Agric. Chem. vi. 128 In extreme cases of fire-fanging all the nitrogen will be lost.

1995 E. Coleman New Org. Grower (ed. 2) xi. 114 I pay attention to getting all the material thoroughly moist to prevent fire-fanging.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fire-fang
释义	fire-fangv. Brit. /ˈfʌɪəfaŋ/, U.S. /ˈfaɪ(ə)rˌfæŋ/, Scottish English /ˈfaɪrfaŋ/ Forms: see fire n. and fang v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fire n., fang v.¹ Etymology: < fire n. + fang v.¹, probably after fire-fanged adj. Originally Scottish, in later use North American. †1. transitive. To singe, to scorch; to damage with excessive heat. Also intransitive: to cause such damage. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > subjection or exposure to heat or fire > subject or expose to heat or fire [verb (transitive)] > damage or injure by heat or fire burn?1520 fire-fang1562 scathe1810 1562 A. Scott New Yere Gift to Quene x, in Bannatyne Poems (1770) 245 And quha eit flesch on Fridayis was fyre-fangit. 1618 M. Baret Hipponomie i. 37 A hasty fire does not only firefange..but also taketh away the true rellish. 1682 Let. 20 July in J. Houghton Coll. Lett. for Improvem. Husbandry & Trade 73 If we make but our Fires a little too big, the Malt will be Fire-fanged (i.e.) the Comes will be burnt into a brown reddish colour. 2. intransitive. Of crops, manure, etc.: to become excessively dry and damaged as a result of the too rapid decomposition of organic matter; (of cheese) to acquire a scorched appearance or taste. Formerly also transitive: †(of a rapid decomposition process) to cause (compost) to become excessively dry (obsolete). ΚΠ 1802 C. Findlater Gen. View Agric. County of Peebles 168 In Summer, the fermentation may come on in ten days, or sooner; it is apt to exceed, and to firefang the materials. 1808 Farmer's Mag. June 205 The liquid..also corrects the quality of dung when threatening to fire-fang. 1812 Farmer's Mag. Aug. 293 Few of the full milk cheeses are ever found to hove, or fire-fang; a defect, the origin of which does not seem to be yet accounted for. 1834 New Eng. Farmer 12 Mar. 274/2 If the manure is long, or dry, and dry weather ensues, it firefangs or does not rot, and the crop is little benefited. 1896 15th Rep. Vermont State Board Agric. 1895–6 72 There is danger if ensilage contains more than 25 per cent of dry matter that it will fire-fang in the silo. 1919 H. O. Sampson Effective Farming iv. 69 Cow manure..does not firefang and it decomposes slowly. 1984 Org. Gardening Feb. 31/2 When too dry, the heap ‘firefangs’ with fungi. Derivatives ˈfire-fanging n. the action or result of fire-fang v.; scorching, overheating. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > [noun] > to excess overheating1609 fire-fanging1682 superheating1828 1682 Let. 20 July in J. Houghton Coll. Lett. for Improvem. Husbandry & Trade 73 In these new Kills, the Fire-fanging is never feared nor known. 1784 A. M'Donald Ess. Raising & Dressing Flax & Hemp 56 To try and discover the reason of flax-firing, or fire-fanging,..I kept a small quantity of flax longer than ordinary unpulled. 1803 Prize Ess. & Trans. Highland Soc. Scotl. 2 148 In summer, it [sc. the heat of the compost] sometimes rises so high, as to be mischievous, by consuming the materials, (fire-fanging). 1910 E. B. Hart & W. E. Tottingham Gen. Agric. Chem. vi. 128 In extreme cases of fire-fanging all the nitrogen will be lost. 1995 E. Coleman New Org. Grower (ed. 2) xi. 114 I pay attention to getting all the material thoroughly moist to prevent fire-fanging. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1562
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