Convicts' work group

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a gang of convicts chained together

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
" Chain Gang " is a song by the American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke , released on July 26, 1960. The song became one of Cooke's most successful singles, peaking at number two on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B Sides chart; it also charted at ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chain \Chain\ (ch[=a]n), n. [F. cha[^i]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf. Catenate .] A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context US English) a group of convicts chained together to work outside the confines of a prison.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Citizens have loved his reintroduction of the chain gang and the Army-surplus tents he erected to ease jail overcrowding. ▪ He did a stint on a chain gang , and he became a professional boxer for a while. ▪ Tethered like a chain ...