bangy

noun, adj — 4 senses

bangy

noun

1

India 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.1837, Asiatic Society of Bengal, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, page 267:

2

India, Historical A kind of parcel post originally carried by this means.

bangy

adj

Etymology From bang + -y.

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.2009 March 3, The New York Times, “Music in Review”, in New York Times:

2

Of sounds Of the nature of a bang.

The customer states that there are a lot of bangy and clangy noises coming from under the hood.

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