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A sharp-pointed instrument.

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  1. n. A sharp-pointed instrument.
  2. n. The tine of a fork, or of a similar instrument; as, a fork of two or three prongs.
  3. n. A sharp projection, as of an antler.
  4. n. The fang of a tooth.
  5. n. a pointed projection
  6. 1. A sharp-pointed">sharp-pointed instrument. Prick it on a prong of iron. Sandys. 2. The tine of a fork, or of a similar instrument; as, a fork of two or three prongs. 3. (Zoöl.) (a) A sharp projection, as of an antler. (b) The fang of a tooth.
  7. n:100 n. a pointed projection