Meanings
verbfire-fang (third-person singular simple present fire-fangs, present participle fire-fanging, simple past and past participle fire-fanged)
present singular third person fire-fangs · participle present fire-fanging · participle past fire-fanged · past fire-fanged · alternative firefang
- transitiveagricultureTo cause (manure) to lose its goodness and acquire an ashy hue because of the heat generated by decomposition.
Origin
From fire + fang; see fang (“to seize”).
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APA
fire-fang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire-fang
MLA
“fire-fang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire-fang. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire-fang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire-fang.
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