chain gang

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noun

a group of convicts chained together, especially when working outside.

Origin of chain gang

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby chain gang

chain drive, chaîné, Chained Lady, chainfall, chain fern, chain gang, chain gear, chain grate, chain letter, chain lightning, chain-link

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Example sentences from the Web for chain gang

Some of the largest farms in the South are operated by chain-gang labour.
Following the Color Line|Ray Stannard Baker
Never were sentries more completely taken by surprise than they guarding the chain-gang.
The Free Lances|Mayne Reid
In half an hour the chain-gang starts for the mines, and you are one of them.
The Slave of the Mine|Bracebridge Hemyng
He doesn't know me, but his face is familiar to me, for I have seen him several times at work; in the chain-gang, too.
There She Blows!|William Hussey Macy

The carrying of men and women to the chain-gang was a frequent occurrence.
Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements|Various

British Dictionary definitions for chain gang

chain gang

noun

US a group of convicted prisoners chained together, usually while doing hard labour

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单词	chain gang
释义	chain gang SEE SYNONYMS FOR chain gang ON THESAURUS.COM noun a group of convicts chained together, especially when working outside. Origin of chain gang First recorded in 1825–35 Words nearby chain gang chain drive, chaîné, Chained Lady, chainfall, chain fern, chain gang, chain gear, chain grate, chain letter, chain lightning, chain-link Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chain gang Some of the largest farms in the South are operated by chain-gang labour. Following the Color Line\|Ray Stannard Baker Never were sentries more completely taken by surprise than they guarding the chain-gang. The Free Lances\|Mayne Reid In half an hour the chain-gang starts for the mines, and you are one of them. The Slave of the Mine\|Bracebridge Hemyng He doesn't know me, but his face is familiar to me, for I have seen him several times at work; in the chain-gang, too. There She Blows!\|William Hussey Macy The carrying of men and women to the chain-gang was a frequent occurrence. Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements\|Various British Dictionary definitions for chain gang chain gang noun US a group of convicted prisoners chained together, usually while doing hard labour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to chain gang hard labor, labor camp
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chain gang

noun

Origin of chain gang

Words nearby chain gang

Example sentences from the Web for chain gang

British Dictionary definitions for chain gang

noun

Words related to chain gang