| 释义 |
fanging, vbl. n.|ˈfæŋɪŋ|
[f. as prec. + -ing1.]
1. The action of the verb fang in various senses.
†a. The action of standing sponsor (obs.).
b. The action of earning wages; in pl. concr. earnings. (dial.)
1493Festivall (W. de W. 1515) 167 b, Thrughe fongynge of chyldren at the fonte. 1846Spec. Cornish Dial. 46 Why a spent all hes fangings laste Saturda nite.
2. Mining. (A main of) air-pipes used for ventilation in mines. Cf. fang n. 8.
1747Hooson Miner's Dict. H, That expense may be spared, and Air enough taken along by Fanging. 1875Ure Dict. Arts s.v. Fang, Sometimes the term a fanging is applied to a main of wood-pipes. |