Meaning of SPANG
Pronunciation: | | spang
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| Definition: | | [v] leap. jerk, bang (dialectal); "Bullets spanged into the trees" |
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| Synonyms: | | bang |
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| See Also: | | collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Spang\, v. t.
To spangle. [Obs.]
\Spang\, v. i.
To spring; to bound; to leap. [Scot.]
But when they spang o'er reason's fence, We smart for't
at our own expense. --Ramsay.
\Spang\, n.
A bound or spring. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
\Spang\, n. [AS. spange a clasp or fastening; akin to D.
spang, G. spange, OHG. spanga, Icel. sp["o]ng a spangle.]
A spangle or shining ornament. [Obs.]
With glittering spangs that did like stars appear.
--Spenser.
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