gong metal

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gong metal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gong \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.
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              O'er distant deserts sounds the Tartar gong.
                                                    --Longfellow.
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     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.
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     Gong metal, an alloy (78 parts of copper, 22 of tin), from
        which Oriental gongs are made.
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