† shangann.
Scottish. Obsolete.
‘A stick cleft at one end for putting on a dog's tail’ ( Eng. Dial. Dict.). Cf. shangy n.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping dogs or cats > [noun] > keeping or affinity with dogs > place to exercise hounds > collars, leads, etc.
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torretc1386
dog collar1485
doghook1528
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slip1564
dogwhip1583
trash1611
shangan1787
puzzle-peg1789
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shangy1825
leading-strap1856
nosepiece1865
dog tag1882
lead1893
harness1895
silent whistle1923
standing iron1934
1787 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 214 He'll clap a shangan on her tail, An' set the bairns to daud her Wi' dirt this day.
1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 20 And Gibby skelp'd before the fae, Like Colly wi' a shangin.
1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 425.
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