Infang

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of infangthief. alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    To draw or take in. Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive
  2. 2
    To cheat; gull; take in. Scotland, dialectal, obsolete, transitive
  3. 3
    To seize; get into one's clutches. Scotland, dialectal, obsolete, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From in- + fang. Compare Old English onfōn (past participle onfangen; "to take, receive, perceive, comprehend, accept, take to one’s self, sponsor, harbor, favor unrighteously, take hold of, undertake, undergo, begin, conceive").

Etymology 2

Shortened from infangthief.

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