English Explanatory Dictionary

infang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To draw or take in.
  2. To cheat; gull; take in.
  3. To seize; get into one's clutches.
noun
  1. Alternative form of infangthief.

Word forms

infang infangs infanging infanged

Etymology

From in- + fang. Compare Old English onfōn (past participle onfangen; "to take, receive, perceive, comprehend, accept, take to one’s self, sponsor, harbor, favor unrighteously, take hold of, undertake, undergo, begin, conceive").

Derived words

infangthief
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