stang
Americanverb
verb
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But I have strong suspicions you are, and if so, as the children say, "I hope that stang!"
From Time Magazine Archive
What, stang, stang-wut; what is that? stang ti-á? what are you doing? stang nis-chai?
From Alphabetical Vocabularies of the Clallum and Lummi by George Gibbs
A blessing on the cheery gang Wha dearly like a jig or sang, An' never think o' right an' wrang By square an' rule, But, as the clegs o' feeling stang, Are wise or fool.
From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Robert Burns
Neer a bit," said Steenie, laughing; "he has braw broad shouthers, and I just took measure o' them wi' the stang.
From The Antiquary — Volume 02 by Sir Walter Scott
There is believed to have been no example of riding the stang in Cumberland or Westmorland during the last half century.
From Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland by Daniel Scott
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