Dictionary entry

Wang

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Wang (?), n. [OE. wange, AS. wange, wonge, cheek, jaw; akin to D. wang, OS. & OHG. wanga, G. wange.]

1. The jaw, jawbone, or cheek bone.

So work aye the wangs in his head. Chaucer.

2. A slap; a blow. Halliwell.

Wang tooth, a cheek tooth; a molar. Chaucer.