Vang vs Vans - What's the difference?

vang | vans |

As an interjection vang

is yes.

From (etyl) vangen, southern variant of . More at (l).

(en verb)

(dialectal, or, obsolete) To take; undertake for.

(dialectal, as a godparent) To undertake for at the Font; be godfather or godmother to.

From (etyl) .

(en 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.

(nautical) A line extended down from the end of a yard or a gaff, used to regulate its position

* kicking strap

(head)

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(van)

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