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Definition of Ganged
1. gang [v] - See also: gang
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ganged
Literary usage of Ganged
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Public and General Statutes Passed by the Congress of the United States by Joseph Story, United States, George Sharswood (1840)
"... the form of die return to be made by the gangers, respectively, shall be as
follows :—Return of [here insert the number of casks and packages] ganged ..."
2. The Italian Valleys of the Pennine Alps: A Tour Through All the Romantic and by Samuel William King (1858)
"... unn is g'ganged fil wit, wa-j-er bed fertan si sacb und ... alls was erg'hebe
bed, unn is wit g'ganged, unn er bed ..."
3. On Early English Pronunciation: With Special Reference to Shakespeare and by Alexander John Ellis, William Salesbury, Johann Andreas Schmeller, Francis James Child, Alexander Barclay, Johan Winkler (1874)
"19 and now be I not more worthy your son to be-hight [ = be called] ; make me
but like as one of your Kork- 20 and he stood up and ganged after his ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"A section or part of a fishing-line to the free end of which a hook is ganged ;
a ganging-line. The ganging is sometimes of wire or chain, as for catching ..."
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