prɔŋ n. & v. --n.
each of
two or
more projecting
pointed parts at
the end of a
fork etc. --v.tr. 1
pierce or
stab with a fork. 2
turn up (soil) with a fork. øprong-buck (or -horn or -horned antelope) a N.
American deerlike
ruminant, Antilocapra
americana, the
male of
which has horns with forward-pointing prongs. three-pronged
attack an attack on
three separate points at
once. øøpronged adj. (also in comb.). [ME (also prang), perh. rel. to MLG prange pinching instrument]