Etymology

fank

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Today it means: A pen for enclosing sheep, mainly in the Scottish Highlands. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic fang ← Scots fank
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  1. Scots · derived fromfank
  2. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromfang
  3. English todayfank

From Scottish Gaelic fang, from Scots fank, perhaps ultimately related to archaic fang (“to seize, catch”).

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