"fire-fang" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: fire-fangs [present, singular, third-person], fire-fanging [participle, present], fire-fanged [participle, past], fire-fanged [past]
Etymology: fire + fang; see fang (“to seize”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|fire|fang}} fire + fang, {{m|en|fang||to seize}} fang (“to seize”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} fire-fang (third-person singular simple present fire-fangs, present participle fire-fanging, simple past and past participle fire-fanged)
  1. (agriculture, transitive) To cause (manure) to lose its goodness and acquire an ashy hue because of the heat generated by decomposition. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Agriculture Synonyms: firefang
    Sense id: en-fire-fang-en-verb-JiClBi8z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle

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