Stang /(stăng)/

Stang

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

Stang

n.
  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.

Stang

v. i.
  1. To shoot with pain. [Prov. Eng.]