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  • And I'll say right here you wasn't born to be no gangman in a big city like Seattle.

    The Sky Line of Spruce Edison Marshall 1930

  • If he turns gangman and killer, he ties his own rope around his neck.

    The Bells of San Juan Jackson Gregory 1912

  • It was a Sonthal gangman of Gang Mogul in Number Nine gallery, and he was driving a six-foot way through the coal.

    Soldiers Three Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • It was a Sonthal gangman of Gang Mogul in Number Nine gallery, and he was driving a six-foot way through the coal.

    Indian Tales Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • The railway gangman and keyman have been instructed to carry on checks on railway tracks on a regular basis and repair the faults on the spot, sources said, adding destressing of the tracks is the only solution to repair the buckled tracks.

    The Times of India 2010

  • The railway gangman and keyman have been instructed to carry on checks on railway tracks on a regular basis and repair the faults on the spot, sources said, adding destressing of the tracks is the only solution to repair the buckled tracks.

    The Times of India 2010

  • Recently, on January 14, a gangman was run over by a train near Byculla railway station.

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

  • 'bankmint -- I've taught the hoppers how to kape step an' stop screechin '-- whin a head-gangman comes up to me, wid about two inches av shirt-tail hanging round his neck an' a disthressful light in his oi.

    Indian Tales Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • a gangman, and his shoulders were as well drilled, and his big, thick chin was as clean-shaven as ever.

    Soldiers Three Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • 'bankmint -- I've taught the hoppers how to kape step an' stop screechin '-- whin a head-gangman comes up to me, wid two inches av shirt-tail hanging round his neck an' a disthressful light in his oi.

    Soldiers Three Rudyard Kipling 1900

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