spang
directly; exactly: The bullet landed spang on target.
Origin of spang
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How to use spang in a sentence
There was warm work ahead—and it would be warmer if Hank and spang tried to block proceedings with the runabout.
Motor Matt's Mystery | Stanley R. MatthewsThe one thing to do was to travel at speed, forestalling possible interference from Hank and spang by getting well ahead of them.
Motor Matt's Mystery | Stanley R. MatthewsAfter that, Hank and spang came up the hill, left their horses with me, and scrambled down to a lot of bushes.
Motor Matt's Mystery | Stanley R. MatthewsMore than once I thought I heard the spang of the .35 and this made me urge the roan faster and faster.
Tales of lonely trails | Zane GreyKingdom come, is yo' gittin' ter de pint when yo' kin see sich gwines-on an' not r'ar right spang up an' sass dat 'oman?
Peggy Stewart at School | Gabrielle E. Jackson
British Dictionary definitions for spang
/ (spæŋ) /
US and Canadian informal exactly, firmly, or straight: spang on target
Origin of spang
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