Category:Prong

Prong, n. Etym: [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. (zoöl.) (a) a sharp projection, as of an antler. (b) the fang of a tooth.