stang

noun
  1. A pole or bar used as a support or for carrying loads. noun
    The workers used a stang to carry the heavy load between them.
    He balanced the buckets on a stang across his shoulders.
  2. A unit of land measurement used in some parts of England, equivalent to a quarter of an acre. noun
    The farmer owned several stangs of land in the countryside.
    He inherited a stang from his grandfather's estate.
  3. To sting or cause a sharp pain. verb
    The nettles stang his skin as he brushed past them.
    She winced as the cold wind stang her cheeks.