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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1929

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FANGS, v. To forage, search round for food, of an animal.Ork. 1929 Marw.:
What's that dog coman fangsan aboot here for?

[A deriv. of Fang, n.¹, v.¹ For the form, cf. Norw. dial. fangsla, to gather (in the arms).]

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