gang

A detachment; being a selected number of a ship's crew appointed on any particular service, and commanded by an officer suitable to the occasion.

Gang
·vi A going; a course. II. Gang ·vi A set; all required for an outfit; as, a new gang of stays. II...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
gang
A company of men, a body of sailors, a knot of thieves, pickpockets, &c. A gang of sheep trotters; t...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
gang
1) row, set, or company ; as of teeth, sheep's trotters, rogues, &c. in which sense it is used all o...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
gang-gang
or Gan-gan n. theaboriginal word for the bird Callocephalon galeatum,Lath., so called from its not...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
Gang-flower
·noun The common English milkwort (Polygala vulgaris), so called from blossoming in gang week. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Water gang
·- A passage for water, such as was usually made in a sea wall, to drain water out of marshes. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
gang-board
The narrow platform within the side next the gunwale, connecting the quarter-deck to the forecastle....

The Sailor's Word-Book
gang-casks
Small barrels used for bringing water on board in boats; somewhat larger than breakers, and usually ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
press-gang
A party of seamen who (under the command of a lieutenant) were formerly empowered, in time of war, t...

The Sailor's Word-Book