\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\, 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.