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. Zool. (a)

A sharp projection, as of an antler.

(b)

The fang of a tooth.

 

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