prong
A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar toolA thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
» Ziri's dog has a prong collar.
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4 sensesA thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool.
a pitchfork with four prongs
a comb with prongs
Zinke, Zacke, Zacken
шпенёкšpenjók, зубе́цzubéc, отро́гotróg
(figuratively, sometimes)A branch; a fork.
the two prongs of a river
the second prong of the argument
Zweig, Arm
ветвьvetvʹ
(Cornwall)A fork (agricultural tool).
(colloquial)The penis.
- a pointed projection
Examples
22 sentencesZiri's dog has a prong collar.
Ziri's dog wears a prong collar.
Why do people use prong collars?
Ziri does not like prong collars.
Are prong collars dangerous for dogs?
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English pronge, perhaps from Middle Low German prange (“stick, restraining devFrom Middle English pronge, perhaps from Middle Low German prange (“stick, restraining device”), from prangen (“to press, pinch”), from Old Saxon *prangan, from Proto-West Germanic *prangan, from Proto-Germanic *pranganą (“to press”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)preng- (“to wrap up, constrict”).
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