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Gong \Gong\, n. [AS. gong, gang, a going, passage, drain. See Gang.]

A privy or jakes. [Obs.]

--Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Gong farmer, Gong man, a cleaner of privies. [Obs.]

[1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

Gong \Gong\, n.

1. [Malayan (Jav.) g[=o]ng.]

An instrument, first used in the East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a harsh and resounding noise. [1913 Webster]

O'er distant deserts sounds the Tartar gong. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]

2. (Mach.) A flat saucerlike bell, rung by striking it with a small hammer which is connected with it by various mechanical devices; a stationary bell, used to sound calls or alarms; -- called also gong bell. [1913 Webster]

Gong metal, an alloy (78 parts of copper, 22 of tin), from which Oriental gongs are made. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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gong

noun

1: a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a soft-headed drumstick [syn: tam-tam]
2: a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes of different lengths that are struck with a hammer [syn: chime, bell] v : sound a gong

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Gong \Gong\, n. [AS. gong, gang, a going, passage, drain. See Gang.]

A privy or jakes. [Obs.]

--Chaucer.

Gong farmer, Gong man, a cleaner of privies. [Obs.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Gong \Gong\, n.

1. [Malayan (Jav.) g[=o]ng.]

An instrument, first used in the East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a harsh and resounding noise.

O'er distant deserts sounds the Tartar gong. --Longfellow.

2. (Mach.) A flat saucerlike bell, rung by striking it with a small hammer which is connected with it by various mechanical devices; a stationary bell, used to sound calls or alarms; -- called also gong bell.

Gong metal, an alloy (78 parts of copper, 22 of tin), from which Oriental gongs are made.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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