spang

noun

/ˈspæŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English spang (“a small piece of ornamental metal; spangle; small ornament; a bowl or cup”), likely from Middle Dutch spange (“buckle, clasp”) or Old English spang (“buckle, clasp”).

derived from spang
derived from spange
inherited from spang

Definitions

1
A shiny ornament or object
A shiny ornament or object; a spangle
- With glittering spangs that did like starres appeare.
To set with bright points
To set with bright points: star or spangle.
To hitch
To hitch; fasten.
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1. 4
  Of a flying object (such as a bullet), To strike or ricochet with a loud report.
  - Occasional bullets buzzed in the air and spanged into tree trunks.
  - How clear, sweet, spanging the hammer blows!
2. 5
  Suddenly
  Suddenly; slap, smack.
  - And I didn't stop until I found myself spang in the middle of the Musée de Cluny, clutching the rack.
3. 6
  To leap
  To leap; spring.
  - a. 1758, Allan Ramsay, epistle to Robert Yarde But when they spang o'er reason's fence, / We smart for't at our own expense.
4. To cause to spring
  To cause to spring; set forcibly in motion; throw with violence.
5. 8
  A bound or spring
  A bound or spring; a leap.
  - Set roast-beef and pudding on the opposite side o' the pit o' Tophet, and an Englishman will mak a spang at it—[…]
6. A span.
7. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA