spang
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of spang
First recorded in 1835–45; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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After which he slapped his next shot spang on the green, went on to pick up $700 in the pro-am prelude to the Miami open invitational.
From Time Magazine Archive
Destiny, framed by TV, thrust Warren Austin spang before the threatening beast.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Beverly Hills is spang in the middle of one of America's largest urban bowls, Mr. Sarthou.
From Time Magazine Archive
Turning a corner, he bumped spang into another hurrying stroller, a large, portly man with walrus mustaches.
From Time Magazine Archive
The spiteful spang of his rifle barely interrupted the woods life close about us.
From A Virginia Scout by D. C. Hutchison
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