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To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to
gripe; to clutch. |
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To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs. |
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The tusk of an animal, by which the prey is seized and
held or torn; a long pointed tooth; esp., one of the usually erectile,
venomous teeth of serpents. Also, one of the falcers of a spider. |
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Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken. |
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The root, or one of the branches of the root, of a tooth.
See Tooth. |
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A niche in the side of an adit or shaft, for an air
course. |
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A projecting tooth or prong, as in a part of a lock, or
the plate of a belt clamp, or the end of a tool, as a chisel, where it
enters the handle. |
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The valve of a pump box. |
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A bend or loop of a rope. |