lose the fang

verb

Of a pump: to dry up; to yield no water.

Meanings

verblose the fang (third-person singular simple present loses the fang, present participle losing the fang, simple past and past participle lost the fang)

present singular third person loses the fang · participle present losing the fang · participle past lost the fang · past lost the fang

  1. ScotlandobsoleteOf a pump: to dry up; to yield no water.
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