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Webster 1913 Edition
Stang
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.
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.