spang

Definitions

1. 1.To spangle. [Obs.]
2. 2.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.
3. 3.A bound or spring. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
4. 4.A spangle or shining ornament. [Obs.] With glittering spangs that did like stars appear. Spenser.

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

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• What is 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 called?
• What is a bound or spring. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott called?
• What is a spangle or shining ornament. [Obs.] With glittering spangs that did like stars appear. Spenser called?