Stang — Defs

01 imp. imp. of Sting.

1.
imp. of Sting.[Archaic] See: Sting

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

1.
A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake.
2.
In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch.[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Phrases & compounds

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.

03 v. i. To shoot with pain.

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To shoot with pain.[Prov. Eng.]