Part 44 (1/2)

Su. G. _baang_, tumult, Isl. _bang-a_, to strike.

_To_ BANG _out_, _v. a._ To draw out hastily, S.

_Ross._

BANG, _s._

1. An action expressive of haste; as, He _cam wi' a bang_, S.

_In a bang_, suddenly, S.

_Ross._

2. A great number, a crowd, S.

_Ramsay._

_To_ BANG, _v. n._ To push off with a boat, in salmon-fis.h.i.+ng, without having seen any fish in the channel, Aberd.

_Law Case._

BANGEISTER, BANGSTER, _s._

1. A violent and disorderly person, who regards no law but his own will.

_Maitland Poems._

2. A braggart, a bully, S.

_Ross._

3. A loose woman, Clydes.

Isl. _bang-a_, to strike, _bang-ast_, to run on one with violence.

BANGSTRIE, _s._ Strength of hand, violence to another in his person or property.

From _Bangster_.

_Acts Ja. VI._

BANKERS, _s. pl._ Apparently the same with ~Bancouris~, q. v.

BANKROUT, _s._ A bankrupt.