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noun

Gong n. A privy or jakes. (Obs.)

Gong farmer, Gong man, a cleaner of privies. (Obs.)

Gong n.

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."

(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.

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... and the Negro quarters were all enclosed so that the little slaves could not get out while parents were at work. The Negroes assembled on the porch when the gong called them in the morning. The boss gave orders from the porch. There was an open space between the quarters and the court (where the little slaves played). There was a gate between the court and the ...

— Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States - Volume II. Arkansas Narratives. Part I • Work Projects Administration

... mind—draped in yards and yards of pale yellow chiffon, with touches of blue here and there,—and you'll understand the effect. Her gown was just nothing but graceful soft folds. I tell you everybody went quite mad about her, and you know how beautifully she dances.— Excuse me, that's the luncheon gong— I'll finish later. ...

— Polly's Senior Year at Boarding School • Dorothy Whitehill

... with an incessant light, frequent repetition melting into complete continuity, as an unbroken sound results from the successive strokes on a gong. ...

— Far from the Madding Crowd • Thomas Hardy

... the gong pealed through the house, Major Erskine marched into the great salle a manger, with a comely niece on each arm. The long tables were crowded, and they had to run the gauntlet of many eyes as they made their way to the head of the upper table. Before she touched her soup, Amy glanced down ...

— Kitty's Class Day And Other Stories • Louisa M. Alcott

... smoke was pouring out of her smokestack, and the hissing steam indicated that the vessel was all ready to go down the river to the China Sea. Her anchor had been hove up, and the pilot was in the pilot-house waiting for the commander to strike the gong in the ...

— Four Young Explorers - Sight-Seeing in the Tropics • Oliver Optic

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