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Leather vs Whang - What's the difference?

leather | whang |

As nouns the difference between leather and whang

is that leather is a tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing while whang is a leather thong.

As verbs the difference between leather and whang

is that leather is to cover with leather while whang is to make a noise such as something moving quickly through the air.

As an adjective leather

is made of leather.

leather

English

(wikipedia leather)

Noun

  • A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing.
  • A piece of the above used for polishing.
  • (colloquial) A cricket ball or football.
  • (plural : leathers ) clothing made from the skin of animals, often worn by motorcycle riders.
  • (baseball) A good defensive play
    • Jones showed good leather to snare that liner.
  • (dated, humorous) The skin.

    • Hyponyms

    (types of leather) chagrin, cordovan, cordwain, galuchat, maroquin, morocco, morocco leather, shagreen, sharkskin

    Derived terms

    *stirrup leather : the strap which hangs the stirrup from the saddle.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Made of leather.
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  • Referring to one who wears leather clothing (motorcycle jacket, chaps over 501 jeans, boots), especially as a sign of sadomasochistic homosexuality.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cover with leather.
  • To strike forcefully.
    • He leathered the ball all the way down the street.

    Derived terms

    * hell-for-leather * leatherback * leatherette * leatherhead * leatherjacket * leather jacket * leather-lunged * leathern * leathery * wash-leather

    Anagrams

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    whang

    English

    Etymology 1

    Imitative.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (chiefly, of an object) To make a noise such as something moving quickly through the air.
  • *
  • (informal) To throw with a rapid slamming motion.
  • * 1993 , (illustrator), The Fields of Home , page 31:
    • I don't know how long it might have gone on if Grandfather hadn't lost his temper. He swung the bridle up over his head and whanged it down across the buckskin's rump.
  • (US, slang) To whack or beat.
    • I ought to have whanged him one in the eye.

    Etymology 2

    Debuccalized (.

    Alternative forms

    *wang

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, US, dialect, informal, dated) A leather thong.
  • (slang) A penis.