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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1827
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BLACK-GANG, n. used attrib. Black-guardly.Dmb. 1827 W. Taylor Poems 12 (E.D.D. Suppl.):
There's the black-gang swindling core, Wi' dice and rowley-powley.
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"Black-gang n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 12 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/blackgang>
