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De - Pt| English Dictionary: press-gang | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for press-gang | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Press \Press\, n. [For prest, confused with press.] A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy. I have misused the king's press. --Shak. {Press gang}, [or] {Pressgang}, a detachment of seamen under the command of an officer empowered to force men into the naval service. See {Impress gang}, under {Impress}. {Press money}, money paid to a man enlisted into public service. See {Prest money}, under {Prest}, a. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Pressgang \Press"gang`\, n. See {Press gang}, under {Press}. | |
