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bangy
noun 2adj 1
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2VERB + BANGY
carry, sounded, times
BANGY + NOUN
provisions
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noun
1
A type of yoke carried on the shoulders, as a means for people to carry a load.
The men, to the number of 800, march in single file, and each man occupies a space of six feet, being obliged to carry a bangy containing his provisions, cooking pots, &c. besides his musket, which is tied to the bangy stick.
2
A kind of parcel post originally carried by this means.
adj
1
Characterized by banging sounds.
But her performance of Beethoven’s Sonata No. 30 in E (whose finale includes Baroque references, like a fugato) at times sounded bangy, although there were lovely moments in the Andante.
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The men, to the number of 800, march in single file, and each man occupies a space of six feet, being obliged to carry a bangy containing his provisions, cooking pots, &c. besides his musket, which is
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But her performance of Beethoven’s Sonata No. 30 in E (whose finale includes Baroque references, like a fugato) at times sounded bangy, although there were lovely moments in the Andante.
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