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Webster 1913 Edition
Gong
Gong
,Noun.
A privy or jakes.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Gong farmer
, Gong man
a cleaner of privies.
[Obs.]
Gong
,Noun.
1.
[Malayan (Jav.)
gōng
.] 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gong
GONG
,Noun.
1.
An instrument made of brass, of a circular form, which the Asiatics strike with a wooden mallet.Definition 2024
gōng
gōng
Mandarin
Romanization
gōng (Zhuyin ㄍㄨㄥ)
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- Pinyin transcription of 公
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