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CHAIN GANG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does chain gang mean?
• CHAIN GANG (noun)
The noun CHAIN GANG has 1 sense:
1. a gang of convicts chained together
Familiarity information: CHAIN GANG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gang of convicts chained together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("chain gang" is a kind of...):
crew; gang; work party (an organized group of workmen)
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