Wang (?), n. [OE. wange, AS. wange, wonge, cheek, jaw; akin to D. wang, OS. & OHG. wanga, G. wange.]

1.

The jaw, jawbone, or cheek bone.

[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

So work aye the wangs in his head. Chaucer.

2.

A slap; a blow.

[Prov. Eng.]

Halliwell.

Wang tooth, a cheek tooth; a molar. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

 

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Wang (?), n.

See Whang.

[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

 

© Webster 1913.