press-gangingn.

Brit.

/ˈprɛsˌɡaŋɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈprɛsˌɡæŋɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: press-gang n.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < press-gang n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier pressing n.² and later press-gang v.

The action of forcibly enlisting (a person) into military service; the action of forcing (a person) to do something.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > [noun] > compulsory

pressing1591

press?1592

impress1603

imprest1610

impressing1641

draft1757

conscription1799

press-ganging1863

blood tax1890

call-up1916

comb1916

1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers I. vii. 129 There'll be no more press-ganging here awhile.

1899 Westm. Gaz. 14 Mar. 1/2 The grandfather of Mr. Billson, the Radical member for Halifax, had similarly been the victim of ‘press-ganging’.

1953 Times 8 Sept. 7/6 There was a good deal of press-ganging of recruits for the gangs.

1972 Hist. Jrnl. 15 638 They succumbed to..Lord Holland's desire to sidestep equally crucial but potentially more explosive issues such as the press-ganging of American sailors.

1999 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) 11 Oct. 17/7 It knows that if it cannot control vote rigging so close to Bangkok then it has little chance of tackling vote-buying and the press-ganging of votes in rural areas.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	press-ganging
释义	press-gangingn. Brit. /ˈprɛsˌɡaŋɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈprɛsˌɡæŋɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: press-gang n.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < press-gang n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier pressing n.² and later press-gang v. The action of forcibly enlisting (a person) into military service; the action of forcing (a person) to do something. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > enlistment or recruitment > [noun] > compulsory pressing1591 press?1592 impress1603 imprest1610 impressing1641 draft1757 conscription1799 press-ganging1863 blood tax1890 call-up1916 comb1916 1863 E. C. Gaskell Sylvia's Lovers I. vii. 129 There'll be no more press-ganging here awhile. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 14 Mar. 1/2 The grandfather of Mr. Billson, the Radical member for Halifax, had similarly been the victim of ‘press-ganging’. 1953 Times 8 Sept. 7/6 There was a good deal of press-ganging of recruits for the gangs. 1972 Hist. Jrnl. 15 638 They succumbed to..Lord Holland's desire to sidestep equally crucial but potentially more explosive issues such as the press-ganging of American sailors. 1999 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) 11 Oct. 17/7 It knows that if it cannot control vote rigging so close to Bangkok then it has little chance of tackling vote-buying and the press-ganging of votes in rural areas. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1863
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