2 entries under this word
v. t. [A-S. fangan, contracted fōn, p. p. fungen, Goth. fahan, O. H. Ger. fâhan, fangan, N. H. Ger. fahen, fangen, D. vangen, Dan. fange, faule, Sw. fånga, få, Icel. fá.] To catch; to seize; to lay hold; to gripe; to clutch. [Obs.]
He's in the law's clutches; you see he's fanged. J. Webster.
n. [From the verb; A-S. fang, a taking, seizing, grasp, Ger. fang, M. H. Ger. vang, O. H. Ger. fanc, also the claw of a bird of prey.]
Sense 1. The tusk of a boar or other animal by which the prey is seized and held; a long pointed tooth.
Sense 2. A claw or talon.
Since I am a dog, beware my fangs. Shak.
Sense 3. Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken. “The protuberant fangs of the yucca.” Evelyn.