Whang

·noun A leather thong.

II. Whang ·add. ·noun A blow; whack.

III. Whang ·vt To Beat.

IV. Whang ·add. ·noun A large piece or slice; chunk.

V. Whang ·add. ·noun Formerly, a house-cleaning party.

VI. Whang ·add. ·vt To slice, ·esp. in large pieces; to Chop.

VII. Whang ·add. ·vt To Beat; thrash; bang; also, to throw, hurl, or fling about, violently.

whang
Sinews of the buffalo or other animal, or small strips of thin deer-skin, used by the dwellers and h...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.