dwang

/ dwæŋ /

noun

1. another name for nogging

Word History and Origins

Origin of dwang¹

C19: Scot; compare Dutch dwang force, Middle Low German dwanc

Example Sentences

Then spectacles greet us again Upon this shadowed, foreign shore: A pond'rous dwang of virgin gold, Is filched from altars that we see, Just as the tomb-sweats pour like rain.

From Project Gutenberg

"But that wud juist be a dwang to the lassies, syne," answered Bandy.

From Project Gutenberg

I'm shure I'm no complainin', but Sandy Bowden's been an unsatisfaktory man in mony weys; but, as the Bible says, we've a' a dwang o' some kind, an' if I hadna gotten Sandy, weel, I michta haen a drucken son, or a licht-heided dauchter.

From Project Gutenberg

It's a mystery to me, an' a dreefu' dwang to Bawbie.

From Project Gutenberg