vang

  1. Verb.  (dialectal, or) To take; undertake for.
  2. Verb.  (dialectal, as a Godparent) To undertake for at the Font; be godfather or godmother to.
  3. Noun.  (nautical) A boom vang, a strap or line which exerts downward pressure on the boom near where it joins the mast of a fore-and-aft rigged sailboat.
  4. Noun.  (nautical) A line extended down from the end of a yard or a gaff, used to regulate its position.

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