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fastgang

fastgang noun: a fasting.

Noun

fastgang (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A fasting.
  2. (obsolete) Shrove Tuesday.

Forms of fastgang

alternative formfast-gang

Origin of fastgang

From Middle English fast-gonge, equivalent to fast (“a period of fasting”) + gang (“a going, course”).

Questions about fastgang

What does fastgang mean?
Fastgang means a fasting.
What part of speech is fastgang?
Fastgang is a noun.

Words near fastgang in the dictionary

  1. fastest-growing
  2. fastest-moving
  3. fastest-paced
  4. fasteth
  5. fastfood
  6. fastgang
  7. fastgoing
  8. fastgrowing
  9. Fasthorse
  10. fasti
  11. fastidiosities

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