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.]
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Gong, n.
1. [Malayan (Jav.) g&omac;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.
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