Prong
[prɒŋ] or [prɔŋ]
Definition
(n.) A sharp-pointed instrument.
(n.) The tine of a fork, or of a similar instrument; as, a fork of two or three prongs.
(n.) A sharp projection, as of an antler.
(n.) The fang of a tooth.
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Definition
n. the spike of a fork or similar instrument: one of several points or projections as on an antler.—v.t. to stab with a prong.—adj. Pronged having prongs.—n. Prong′-hoe.—adj. Prong′-horn having horns with a prong.—n. the prong-buck or cabrit the American antelope.
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Examples
- Had it a deep prong, hey? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I fancy them guarded by grooms of the chamber with flaming silver forks with which they prong all those who have not the right of the entree. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- In either case the distance through which the prongs move is very small and the period is very short, so that the eye can seldom detect the movement itself. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- If a light cork ball on the end of a thread is brought in contact with a sounding fork, the ball does not remain at rest, but vibrates back and forth, being driven by the moving prongs. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The passengers slide off upon the prongs of the comb at the top and land without jar or shock. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The platform glides through the prongs of a comb at the lower level and journeys upward at a moderate speed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- That the prongs are in motion, however, is seen by the action of a pith ball when brought in contact with the prongs (see Section 250). Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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