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press-gang |
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Translations press-gang [ˈprɛsgæŋ] vt to press-gang sb into doing sth → faire pression sur qn pour qu'il fasse qch press-gang [ˈprɛsˌgæŋ] vt to press-gang sb into doing sth → costringere qn a viva forza a fare qc press-gang [ˈprɛsˌgæŋ] vt to press-gang sb into doing sth → costringere qn a viva forza a fare qc How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Her defence was (I have the trial in my pocket), "that she had lived in credit, and wanted for nothing, till a press-gang came and stole her husband from her; but since then, she had no bed to lie on; nothing to give her children to eat; and they were almost naked; and perhaps she might have done something wrong, for she hardly knew what she did. |
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