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Webster 1828 Edition
Press-gang
PRESS'-GANG
,Noun.
Definition 2024
press-gang
press-gang
See also: pressgang
English
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Noun
press-gang (plural press-gangs)
- A body of men employed to force others into military or naval service.
Verb
press-gang (third-person singular simple present press-gangs, present participle press-ganging, simple past and past participle press-ganged)
- To force men into military or naval service.
- To coerce somebody into doing something that they are reluctant to do.
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