prong Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a pointed projection

WordNet

Prong noun
Etymology
Cf. D. prangen to pinch, press, LG. prange a stick, or W. procio to thrust, E. prowl, pang.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913