Prong (?), n. [Cf. D. prangen to pinch, press, LG. prange
a stick, or
W. procio to thrust, E. prowl, pang.]
1. A 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.