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Meaning of WANG

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Wang\, n. [OE. wange, AS. wange, wonge, cheek, jaw; akin
    to D. wang, OS. & OHG. wanga, G. wange.]
    1. The jaw, jawbone, or cheek bone. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
             So work aye the wangs in his head.    --Chaucer.
    2. A slap; a blow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
    {Wang tooth}, a cheek tooth; a molar. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
    
  2. \Wang\, n.
    See {Whang}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
    
 
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