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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GONG, n. A privy or jakes.
1. An instrument made of brass, of a circular form, which the Asiatics strike with a wooden mallet.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick [syn: gong, tam-tam]
2: a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument [syn: chime, bell, gong] v
1: sound a gong

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Malay & Javanese, of imitative origin Date: circa 1590 1. a disk-shaped percussion instrument that produces a resounding tone when struck with a usually padded hammer 2. a. a saucer-shaped bell (as in a fire alarm) that is struck by a mechanical hammer b. a wire rod wound in a flat spiral for sounding the time or chime or alarm (as in a clock) 3. British medal • gong intransitive verb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a metal disc with a turned rim, giving a resonant note when struck. 2 a saucer-shaped bell. 3 Brit. sl. a medal; a decoration. --v.tr. 1 summon with a gong. 2 (of traffic police) sound a gong etc. to direct (a motorist) to stop. Etymology: Malay gong, gung of imit. orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gong Gong, n. [AS. gong, gang, a going, passage, drain. See Gang.] A privy or jakes. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Gong farmer, Gong man, a cleaner of privies. [Obs.]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Gong Gong, n. 1. [Malayan (Jav.) g[=o]ng.] 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(gongs) A gong is a large, flat, circular piece of metal that you hit with a hammer to make a sound like a loud bell. Gongs are sometimes used as musical instruments, or to give a signal that it is time to do something. On the stroke of seven, a gong summons guests into the dining-room. N-COUNT

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