infang

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verb

To draw or take in; haul in.

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Meanings

infang1

verbinfang (third-person singular simple present infangs, present participle infanging, simple past and past participle infanged)

present singular third person infangs · participle present infanging · participle past infanged · past infanged

  1. ScotlandUKdialectaltransitiveTo draw or take in; haul in.
  2. ScotlanddialectalobsoletetransitiveTo cheat; gull; take in.
  3. ScotlanddialectalobsoletetransitiveTo seize; get into one's clutches.

infang2

nouninfang (plural infangs)

plural infangs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of infangthief.

Origin

infang · verb

From in- + fang (“to catch, take, receive”). Compare Middle English onfōn (past participle onfangen; "to receive, accept, welcome").

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infang · noun

Shortened from infangthief.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

infang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infang

MLA

“infang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infang. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infang,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infang.

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