'Pressgang' definitions:
Definition of 'Pressgang'
From: GCIDE
- Press \Press\, n. [For prest, confused with press.] A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy. [1913 Webster]
- I have misused the king's press. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Press gang, or Pressgang, a detachment of seamen under the command of an officer empowered to force men into the naval service. See Impress gang, under Impress.
- Press money, money paid to a man enlisted into public service. See Prest money, under Prest, a. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pressgang'
From: GCIDE
- Pressgang \Press"gang`\, n. See Press gang, under Press. [1913 Webster]