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Webster 1913 Edition

Stang

Stang

(stăng)
,
imp.
of
Sting
.
[Archaic]

Stang

,
Noun.
[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

,
Verb.
I.
[Akin to
sting
; cf. Icel.
stanga
to prick, to goad.]
To shoot with pain.
[Prov. Eng.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Stang

STANG

,
Noun.
[G.]
1.
A pole, rod or perch; a measure of land. [Not in use.]
2.
A long bar; a pole; a shaft.
To ride the stang, is to be carried on a pole on mens shoulders, in derision. [Local.]

STANG

,
Verb.
I.
To shoot with pain. [Local.]

Definition 2024

stâng

stâng

See also: stang, stång, and stäng

Romanian

Adjective

stâng m, n ‎(plural stângi, feminine singular stângă)

  1. left (direction)

Declension

Antonyms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin root *stancus, from stānticus ‎(“tired”), from Latin stāns, stantis. Compare Aromanian stãngu, also Old Italian mano stanca ‎(“left hand”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɨŋg/

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