pang

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1. 1.A paroxysm of extreme pain or anguish; a sudden and transitory agony; a throe; as, the pangs of death. See Agony.
2. 2.To torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment. [R.] Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a paroxysm of extreme pain or anguish; a sudden and transitory agony; a throe; as, the pangs of death. See Agony called?
• What is to torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment. [R.] Shak called?