Category:Stang

Stang,

Defn: imp. of sting. [archaic]

Stang Stang, n. Etym: [oe. stange, of scand. or dutch origin; cf. Icel. Stöng, akin to dan. stang, sw. stång, d. stang, g. stange, ohg. Stanga, as. steng; from the root of e. sting.]

1. A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake.

2. In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch. [obs. or prov. Eng.] Swift. Stang ball, a projectile consisting of two half balls united By a bar; a bar shot. See illust. of bar shot, under bar. -- to ride the stang, to be carried on a pole on men's shoulders. This method of punishing wife beaters, etc., was once in vogue in Some parts of england.

Stang Stang, v. i. Etym: [akin to sting; cf. Icel. stanga to prick, to Goad.]

Defn: to shoot with pain. [prov. Eng.]