Stang (?), imp. of
Sting. [Archaic]
Stang, v. i. [Akin to sting; cf.
Icel. stanga to prick, to goad.] To shoot with pain.
[Prov. Eng.]
Stang, n. [OE. stange, of Scand.
or Dutch origin; cf. Icel. stöng, akin to Dan.
stang, Sw. stång, D. stang, G.
stange, OHG. stanga, AS. steng; from the root of
E. sting.] 1. A long bar; a pole; a shaft;
a stake.
2. In land measure, a pole, rod, or
perch. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Swift.
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.