FANG

Fang

Fang is an American hardcore punk band, formed in Berkeley, California in 1980. The group was originally part of the punk rock scene in Berkeley, California in the 1980s. Fang initially broke up in 1989 when vocalist Sam McBride was sent to prison for killing his girlfriend, Dixie Lee Carney. Upon his release, in 1995, McBride changed his name to Sammytown and reformed Fang.

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fang

Noun

  1. A grasping; capture; the act or power of seizing; hold.
  2. That which is seized or carried off; booty; spoils; stolen goods.
  3. Any projection, catch, shoot, or other thing by which hold is taken; a prehensile part or organ.
  4. A channel cut in the rock, or a pipe of wood, used for conveying air.
  5. Cage-shuts.
  6. The coil or bend of a rope; a noose; a trap.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. a long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh
  2. (in snakes) a long pointed tooth for injecting venom

Verb

  1. To catch, capture; seize; grip; clutch; lay hold of.
  2. To take; receive with assent; accept.
  3. To receive with hospitality; welcome.
  4. To receive.
  5. To receive or adopt into spiritual relation, as in baptism; be godfather or godmother to.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To strike or attack with the fangs.
  2. To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.


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