# fire-fang

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To cause (manure) to lose its goodness and acquire an ashy hue because of the heat generated by decomposition.

## Etymology
From fire + fang; see fang (“to seize”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fire-fang
