whang

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

whang, n. [Cf. Thong.].

 A leather thong.  [1913 Webster]

whang, v. t. 

•  To beat; thrash; bang; also, to throw, hurl, or fling about, violently.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  To slice, esp. in large pieces; to chop.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

whang, n. 

•  A blow; whack.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  A large piece or slice; chunk.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
•  Formerly, a house-cleaning party.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

whang, v. & n. colloq.
--v.
1 tr. strike heavily and loudly; whack.
2 intr. (of a drum etc.) sound under or as under a blow.
--n. a whanging sound or blow.

Etymology

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