See Also: Stang(finance)
stang(1)(dictionary)
stang(2)(dictionary)
stang(3)(dictionary)
stang(4)(dictionary)

deserts (oh) and stang(2) (iou)


deserts (oh)



get/receive your (just) deserts
to be punished in a way that you deserve
::Offenders should receive their just deserts.

stang(2) (iou)



stang noun2. obsolete exc. Scot. & north. ME.
[from STANG verb1.]
a. A sting; rare the punctured wound caused by a sting. ME.
b. A sharp pain like that of a sting. E16.
a. A pipefish, Syngnathus acus. E18.
b. The lesser weever, Trachinus vipera. Also stangfish. L19.
The tongue of a jew's harp. E19.
An eel-spear. M19.