Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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¶PANG, v.2 Sc. nonce usage: intr. to suffer pain or anguish, to experience pangs of suffering.Lth. 1813 G. Bruce Poems 148:
To breed sic grief in our guid town, An' set my bosom sae a panging.
