Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Stang \Stang\, n. [OE. stange, of Scand. or Dutch origin; cf.
   Icel. st["o]ng, akin to Dan. stang, Sw. st[*a]ng, D. stang,
   G. stange, OHG. stanga, AS. steng; from the root of E.
   sting.]
   1. A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake.

   2. In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch. [Obs. or Prov.
      Eng.] --Swift.

   {Stang ball}, a projectile consisting of two half balls
      united by a bar; a bar shot. See Illust. of {Bar shot},
      under {Bar}.

   {To ride the stang}, to be carried on a pole on men's
      shoulders. This method of punishing wife beaters, etc.,
      was once in vogue in some parts of England.