gong : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: gong	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gong n a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick Synonym(s): gong, tam-tam a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument Synonym(s): chime, bell, gong v sound a gong
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gong \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.