Meaning of 'stang'

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Meaning of ‘stang’

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stang

imp. of Sting. [Archaic]

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

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. To shoot with pain. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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