infang · verb1
From in- + fang (“to catch, take, receive”). Compare Middle English onfōn (past participle onfangen; "to receive, accept, welcome").
infang · noun2
Shortened from infangthief.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: To draw or take in; haul in. Full definition →
From in- + fang (“to catch, take, receive”). Compare Middle English onfōn (past participle onfangen; "to receive, accept, welcome").
Shortened from infangthief.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.