fire-fang

verb

Etymology

From fire + fang; see fang (“to seize”).

  1. derived from *peh₂ḱ-
  2. inherited from *fanhaną
  3. derived from fanga
  4. inherited from fōn
  5. inherited from fangen
  6. compounded as fire-fang — “fire + fang

Definitions

  1. To cause (manure) to lose its goodness and acquire an ashy hue because of the heat…

    To cause (manure) to lose its goodness and acquire an ashy hue because of the heat generated by decomposition.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fire-fang. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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