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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Prong  \Prong\,  n.  [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.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  A  sharp  projection,  as  of  an  antler. 
  b  The  fang  of  a  tooth. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  prong 
  n  :  a  pointed  projection 




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