spang Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb leap, jerk, bang
    bang.
    • Bullets spanged into the trees

WordNet

Spang transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To spangle. Obs.
Spang intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. 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 noun
Definitions
  1. A bound or spring. Scot. Sir W. Scott.
Spang noun
Etymology
AS. spange a clasp or fastening; akin to D. spang, G. spange, OHG. spanga, Icel. spöng a spangle.
Definitions
  1. A spangle or shining ornament. Obs.
    With glittering spangs that did like stars appear. Spenser.

Webster 1913