infang

verb — 3 senses

infang

verb

Etymology 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").

Scotland, UK, Dialectal To draw or take in.

Scotland, Dialectal, Obsolete To cheat; gull; take in.

Scotland, Dialectal, Obsolete To seize; get into one's clutches.

Derived terms: infangthief

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