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pl. [BAN (1), 8.] IMG:content-1040.png:[blocks in formation] " he gaed into the wood, and banged off a gun at him.- Scott: Wavertey, ch. lxiv. 3. To handle roughly. "The desperate tempest hath so bang'd the Turks." Shukesp.: Othello, ii. 1. 4. To surpa . not an England can bang them."-Anderson: Cumber lant Ballads, p. 25. (S. in Boucher.) B. Intransitive : To change place with impetuosity: as, "He bang'd to the door" = he went hastily to the door. (Jamie son.) Cf. "to bang to the door," meaning to shut the door so as to cause a bang . IMG:content-1041.png:[blocks in formation] In India: Baggage suspended from a bamboo pole carried on a man's shoulders.