Stang

n. [A-S. stenge, steng, stencg, D. steng, stang, Dan. stang, Sw. stång, N. H. Ger. stange, O. H. Ger. & It. stanga, from the root of sting.] 1. A pole, rod, or perch; a measure of land. [Obs.] Swift.

2Sense 2. A long bar; a pole; a shaft. To ride the stang, to be carried on a pole on men's shoulders, in derision. [Prov. Eng.] Todd.