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Pronunciation : Stang
Definition : Defn: imp. of Sting. [Archaic]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Stang
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. stange, of Scand. or Dutch origin; cf. Icel. st?ng, akin to Dan. stang, Sw. st?ng, D. stang, G. stange, OHG. stanga, AS. steng; from the root of E. sting.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Stang
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Akin to sting; cf. Icel. stanga to prick, to goad.]
Definition : Defn: To shoot with pain. [Prov. Eng.]

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913