PRONGED
bifurcate, biramous, branched, forked, fork-like, forficate, pronged, prongy
(adjective) resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches; “the biramous appendages of an arthropod”; “long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects”; “a forked river”; “a forked tail”; “forked lightning”; “horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots”
pronged, tined
(adjective) having prongs or tines; usually used in combination; “a three-tined fork”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
pronged (comparative more pronged, superlative most pronged)
(chiefly, in combination) Having (a specified number or type of) prongs
Hyponyms
• three-pronged
Source: Wiktionary
Pronged, a.
Definition: Having prongs or projections like the tines of a fork; as, a three-pronged fork.
PRONG
Prong, n. Etym: [Cf. D. prangen to pinch, press, LG. prange a stick, or W. procio to thrust, E. prowl, pang.]
1. A sharp-pointed instrument. Prick it on a prong of iron. Sandys.
2. The tine of a fork, or of a similar instrument; as, a fork of two or three prongs.
3. (Zoöl.) (a) A sharp projection, as of an antler. (b) The fang of a tooth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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