chain-gang

  • 21chain gang — noun Date: 1834 a gang of people (as convicts) chained together especially as an outside working party …

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  • 22chain\ gang — noun A group of convicts or slaves in the old South who were chained together. Chain gangs are no longer an acceptable way of punishment, according to modem criminologists …

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  • 23chain gang — /ˈtʃeɪn gæŋ / (say chayn gang) noun a group of convicts chained together, usually while at work …

  • 24chain-gang — A number of convicts chained together, usually for labor; a work gang of convicts or jail prisoners working on a highway, canal, or other public improvement …

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  • 25chain gang — a group of convicts chained together, esp. when working outside. [1825 35] * * * …

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  • 26chain gang — noun a group of convicts chained together to work outside the confines of a prison …

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  • 27chain gang — Synonyms and related words: POW, cageling, captive, con, convict, detenu, ex convict, gaolbird, internee, jailbird, lifer, parolee, political prisoner, prisoner, prisoner of war, stir bird, ticket of leave man, ticket of leaver, trusty …

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  • 28chain gang — noun a group of convicts chained together while working outside the prison …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 29chain gang — noun (C) a group of prisoners chained together to work outside their prison …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang — This article is about the 1932 movie, for the article about the book, see I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang Infobox Film name = I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang caption = Film poster image size = 175px imdb id = 0023042 writer = Brown… …

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