Lexic.us

Definition of Stang

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

2. v. i. To shoot with pain.

Definition of Stang

1. Noun. (archaic or obsolete) A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake. ¹

2. Noun. (archaic or obsolete) In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive Scotland) To shoot with pain, to sting. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive Scotland) To spear; to sting. ¹

5. Verb. (dialect rare) (simple past of sting) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Stang

1. to sting [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: sting

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stang

Literary usage of Stang

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Record Series by Yorkshire Archaeological Society, Yorkshire Archaeological and Topographical Association (1902)
"half a stang of arable land, and half a stang of meadow, worth z\d. a year; ... and one stang of meadow, worth \d. a year ; and from the meadow of Robert le ..."

2. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"stang,* ». A. pole, a long bar, post, shaft of cart, &c. ; and (as Pole also is) app. to a measure of length. ... stang, л pole. It. stanga, л bar or pott, ..."

3. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain). (1907)
"Bakt., Jena, Abt. 2, 12, 1904, (574-587). Sollied, Peter Ravn. On alcohol- fermentation. (Norw.) Bergen, Naturen, 29, 1905, (308-317). stang, [A.]. ..."

4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1894)
""Gap stang," a loose rail laid across a gap in a hedge, serving the office of a gate. The pole of the old "drees" used in Northumberland was called a stang. ..."

5. Social Life at the English Universities in the Eighteenth Century by Christopher Wordsworth (1874)
"By John Ray, Fellow of the Royal Society, London, 1674, among the North Country words (p. 44) occurs 'A stang: a wooden bar; ..."

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