Prōng, n.
n. [D. prangen, to pinch, press, L. Ger. prange, a stick. Cf. PREEN.]
Sense 1. A sharp-pointed instrument.
Prick it on a prong of iron. Sandys.
Sense 2. The tine of a fork or of a similar instrument; as, a fork of two or three prongs.
Sense 3. A pointed projection.
The prickly prong has pierced his skin. J. R. Drake.