n. 铜锣, 皿形钟

vt. 鸣锣召唤

[电] 铃盅

Gong \Gong\, n. [AS. gong, gang, a going, passage, drain. See
{Gang}.]
A privy or jakes. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

{Gong farmer}, {Gong man}, a cleaner of privies. [Obs.]


Gong \Gong\, n.
1. [Malayan (Jav.) g[=o]ng.] An instrument, first used in the
East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a
disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a
harsh and resounding noise.

O'er distant deserts sounds the Tartar gong.
--Longfellow.

2. (Mach.) A flat saucerlike bell, rung by striking it with a
small hammer which is connected with it by various
mechanical devices; a stationary bell, used to sound calls
or alarms; -- called also {gong bell}.

{Gong metal}, an alloy (78 parts of copper, 22 of tin), from
which Oriental gongs are made.