Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mining, bratticing.
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- verb Present participle of
fang .
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Examples
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Egyptian media analyst Yasser Abdel Aziz told the German Deutsche Welle radio the confluence of big business and government interests prompted the Wafd leader to secure his position in the country by de-fanging Al Doustour.
Magda Abu-Fadil: Egyptian Clampdown on Press Freedom Gaining Pace Magda Abu-Fadil 2010
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Egyptian media analyst Yasser Abdel Aziz told the German Deutsche Welle radio the confluence of big business and government interests prompted the Wafd leader to secure his position in the country by de-fanging Al Doustour.
Magda Abu-Fadil: Egyptian Clampdown on Press Freedom Gaining Pace Magda Abu-Fadil 2010
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Brissenden's "Ephemera" and torn it to pieces - a wolf-rabble that fawned on him instead of fanging him.
Chapter 43 2010
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The most dramatic de-fanging of these classics with racist content takes place when they're completely reworked.
Presto, change-o Roger Sutton 2009
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Egyptian media analyst Yasser Abdel Aziz told the German Deutsche Welle radio the confluence of big business and government interests prompted the Wafd leader to secure his position in the country by de-fanging Al Doustour.
Magda Abu-Fadil: Egyptian Clampdown on Press Freedom Gaining Pace Magda Abu-Fadil 2010
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Egyptian media analyst Yasser Abdel Aziz told the German Deutsche Welle radio the confluence of big business and government interests prompted the Wafd leader to secure his position in the country by de-fanging Al Doustour.
Magda Abu-Fadil: Egyptian Clampdown on Press Freedom Gaining Pace Magda Abu-Fadil 2010
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As you may know, over the last decade or so New York City has been undergoing a gradual de-clawing, de-voicing, de-fanging, and general neutering process.
In Transition: Livable Streets, Lovable Lenses BikeSnobNYC 2010
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So, something good has come of this: the de-fanging of the 'racist' label.
Notable 2010
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This isn't just about winning the election, it's about de-fanging the opposition.
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This isn't just about winning the election, it's about de-fanging the opposition.
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