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Webster 1913 Edition
Prong
Prong
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Prong
PRONG
, n.1.
A sharp pointed instrument. Prick it on a prong of iron.
2.
The tine of a fork or of a similar instrument; as a fork of two or three prongs. [This is the sense in which it is used in America.]