Meanings
noungong-scourer (plural gong-scourers)
plural gong-scourers
- alternativeAlternative form of gong scourer.
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.
2005, Tony Robinson, The Worst Children's Jobs in History, Macmillan Children's Books, page 68
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