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GONGING
Verb
gonging
present participle of gong
Noun
gonging (plural gongings)
The sounding of a gong.
Anagrams
• nogging
Source: Wiktionary
GONG
Gong, n. Etym: [AS. gong, gang, a going, passage, drain. See Gang.]
Definition: A privy or jakes. [Obs.] Chaucer. Gong farmer, Gong man, a cleaner of privies. [Obs.]
Gong, n.
1. Etym: [Malayan (Jav.) gong.]
Definition: 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.)
Definition: 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 Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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