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  • Press Gang Publishers — Press Gang Publishing was one of two English language feminist printing and publishing collectives active in Canada between 1970 and 2000. The other was the Toronto Women s Educational Press (or Women s Press) in Toronto, Ontario. [Pike, Lois. A… …   Wikipedia

  • press-gang — press gangs, press ganging, press ganged 1) VERB: usu passive If you are press ganged into doing something, you are made or persuaded to do it, even though you do not really want to. [mainly BRIT] [be V ed into ing/n] I was press ganged into… …   English dictionary

  • press-gang — press gang1 v [T] 1.) press gang sb into doing sth informal to force someone to do something ▪ I don t want to press gang you into doing something you re not happy with. 2.) to force men to work on a ship, by taking them from the streets done in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Press gang — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • press-gang — press′ gang n. a body of persons under the command of an officer, formerly employed to impress others for service, esp. in the military • Etymology: 1685–95 press′ gang , v.t …   From formal English to slang

  • press gang — ► NOUN historical ▪ a body of men employed to enlist men forcibly into service in the army or navy. ► VERB (press gang) ▪ force into service …   English terms dictionary

  • press-gang — [pres′gaŋ΄] vt. 1. Historical to force (someone) into naval or military service by means of a press gang 2. to force (someone) to do something …   English World dictionary

  • press gang — n. [for prest gang: see PRESS2] Historical a group of men who round up other men and force them into naval or military service: also pressgang …   English World dictionary

  • press gang — press ,gang noun count in the past, a group of men whose job was to force other men to join the military …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Press Gang — This article is about the British television series Press Gang. For the old military practice of pressing men into service, see Impressment. Infobox television show name = Press Gang caption = Opening titles genre = Comedy Drama camera = Single… …   Wikipedia

  • Press Gang (comics) — Infobox comics organization name=Press Gang imagesize= caption= publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Uncanny X Men #235 (October 1988) creators=Chris Claremont type=Enforcers business= organisation= organization=y base=Genosha owners=… …   Wikipedia

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