'chain gang
1Chain gang — Chain Chain (ch[=a]n), n. [F. cha[^i]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf. {Catenate}.] 1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion… …
2chain gang — n: a group of convicts chained together esp. to work outside a prison Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
3chain gang — chain gangs N COUNT In the United States, a chain gang is a group of prisoners who are chained together to do work outside their prison. Chain gangs existed especially in former times …
4chain gang — n. a gang of prisoners chained together, as when working outdoors …
5chain gang — n a group of prisoners chained together to work outside their prison …
6chain gang — chain ,gang noun count a group of prisoners who are chained together while they work outside …
7chain gang — chain′ gang n. a group of convicts chained together • Etymology: 1825–35 …
8chain gang — ► NOUN ▪ a group of convicts chained together while working outside the prison …
9Chain gang — For other uses, see Chain gang (disambiguation). 1894 illustration of chain gang performing manual labor …
10chain gang — noun a gang of convicts chained together • Hypernyms: ↑gang, ↑crew, ↑work party * * * noun 1. : a gang of convicts chained together especially as an outside working party 2. slang : one of two or more railroad train crews ta …
