s.w. dial. [Of uncertain origin; possibly a var. of WING sb., which in some dialects denotes a part of a plowshare.] (See quots.)
1813. Vancouver, Agric. Devon, 117. The [plough-]beam … is seven feet long, furnished at the head with an horizontal and vertical graduated wang of rack-work.
1886. W. Somerset Word-bk., Wang, or Weng. 1. A strong iron fixed to the front end of the beam [of a plough], having notches by which the end of the foot-chain … is adjusted,… as may be needful, according to the width of furrow desired…. 2. Of a cart—the iron loop or staple upon each shaft, to which is hooked on the chain of the vore-horse.
