black gang

American  

noun

1. the crew working in a stokehold of a ship.

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Etymology

Origin of black gang

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

"That might be a white gang, that might be a black gang, a Muslim gang, whatever, and that then tends to write off whole communities for some people," he added.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2024

The greater glider, which resembles a flying squirrel and was once common in national parks, has also been moved to the endangered list, along with the pink and black gang gang cockatoo.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2022

By some estimates, there were as many as 45,000 Latino and 25,000 black gang members in Los Angeles County in 1988.

From New York Times • May 27, 2015

I said, 'Y'know, Marty, we've done very well with these black gang films and 'Mean Streets' is a gang film.

From Reuters • Dec. 14, 2011

One of the widest and most organized peace efforts involves about 12,000 black gang members in four Bloods and three Crips "sets," or factions, within a 3.5-sq.-mi. area of South Central.

From Time Magazine Archive