English Dictionary: prong | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Prong \Prong\, n. [Cf. D. prangen to pinch, press, LG. prange a stick, or W. procio to thrust, E. prowl, pang.] 1. A sharp-pointed instrument. Prick it on a prong of iron. --Sandys. 2. The tine of a fork, or of a similar instrument; as, a fork of two or three prongs. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A sharp projection, as of an antler. (b) The fang of a tooth. |