gong-scourer
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[edit]Noun
[edit]gong-scourer (plural gong-scourers)
- Alternative form of gong scourer
- 2005, Tony Robinson, The Worst Children's Jobs in History, Macmillan Children's Books, page 68:
- Gong-scourers were paid to go into these cesspits and scoop out the mess, which came in two layers: squidged-together solid goo at the bottom, and foul yellowy-brown liquid on top.