"stang" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /stæŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stang.wav [Southern-England] Forms: stangs [plural]
enPR: stăng Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: From Middle English stang, stong, from Old English stæng, steng (“pole, rod, bar, stake, stick”), from Proto-West Germanic *stangi; reinforced by Old Norse stǫng; both from Proto-Germanic *stangiz, *stangō (“bar, rod”), from Proto-Indo-European *stengʰ-, *stegʰ- (“to stick, sting, prick, be stiff”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|stang}} Middle English stang, {{m|enm|stong}} stong, {{inh|en|ang|stæng}} Old English stæng, {{m|ang|steng|t=pole, rod, bar, stake, stick}} steng (“pole, rod, bar, stake, stick”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*stangi}} Proto-West Germanic *stangi, {{der|en|non|stǫng}} Old Norse stǫng, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*stangiz}} Proto-Germanic *stangiz, {{m|gem-pro|*stangō|t=bar, rod}} *stangō (“bar, rod”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*stengʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *stengʰ-, {{m|ine-pro|*stegʰ-|t=to stick, sting, prick, be stiff}} *stegʰ- (“to stick, sting, prick, be stiff”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} stang (plural stangs)
  1. (Wicca, paganism) A forked ritual staff. Categories (topical): Paganism, Wicca, Wicca
    Sense id: en-stang-en-noun-q6L2C58P Disambiguation of Wicca: 37 2 1 10 12 14 24 Topics: Wicca, lifestyle, paganism, religion
  2. (archaic or obsolete) A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake.
    Sense id: en-stang-en-noun-JcWBHM2~
  3. (obsolete or historical) In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch. Tags: historical, obsolete
    Sense id: en-stang-en-noun-Y0XOpWYr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: stang ball, ride the stang
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /stæŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stang.wav [Southern-England] Forms: stangs [plural]
enPR: stăng Rhymes: -æŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} stang (plural stangs)
  1. (slang, US) Short for "Mustang", a brand of automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, slang
    Sense id: en-stang-en-noun-OPLSBXvU Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 3 2 28 12 14 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

IPA: /stæŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stang.wav [Southern-England] Forms: stangs [present, singular, third-person], stanging [participle, present], stanged [participle, past], stanged [past]
enPR: stăng Rhymes: -æŋ Etymology: From Middle English stangen, from Old Norse stanga (“prick, goad”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|stangen}} Middle English stangen, {{der|en|non|stanga|t=prick, goad}} Old Norse stanga (“prick, goad”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} stang (third-person singular simple present stangs, present participle stanging, simple past and past participle stanged)
  1. (intransitive, Scotland) To shoot with pain, to sting. Tags: Scotland, intransitive
    Sense id: en-stang-en-verb-Fq-juffS Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 3 2 28 12 14 33
  2. (transitive, Scotland) To spear; to sting. Tags: Scotland, transitive
    Sense id: en-stang-en-verb-jTZ6qbu9 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 3 2 28 12 14 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /stæŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stang.wav [Southern-England]
enPR: stăng Rhymes: -æŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} stang
  1. (dialect, rare) simple past of sting Tags: dialectal, form-of, past, rare Form of: sting
    Sense id: en-stang-en-verb-4pSMWfJF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 3 2 28 12 14 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 2 2 18 13 15 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 2 2 15 16 19 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2009 June 22, Yowie, “Sikh Quaker?”, in soc.religion.quaker",
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          "ref": "2014 January 8, Ann Moura, Green Witchcraft: Folk Magic, Fairy Lore & Herb Craft, page 7",
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          "ref": "1962, Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire",
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