press-gang
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noun \ˈpres-ˌgaŋ\Definition of PRESS-GANG
: a detachment of men under command of an officer empowered to force men into military or naval service
— press–gang transitive verb
Origin of PRESS-GANG
4press
First Known Use: 1693
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