STANDSTILL
Stand"still`, n.
Defn: A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a state or rest.
STANE
Stane, n.
Defn: A stone. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
STANG
Stang,
Defn: imp. of Sting. [Archaic]
STANG Stang, n. Etym: [OE. stange, of Scand. or Dutch origin; cf. Icel. stöng, akin to Dan. stang, Sw. stång, D. stang, G. stange, OHG. stanga, AS. steng; from the root of E. sting.]
1. A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake.
2. In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Swift. Stang ball, a projectile consisting of two half balls united by a bar; a bar shot. See Illust. of Bar shot, under Bar. — To ride the stang, to be carried on a pole on men's shoulders. This method of punishing wife beaters, etc., was once in vogue in some parts of England.
STANG Stang, v. i. Etym: [Akin to sting; cf. Icel. stanga to prick, to goad.]