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hong
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hong, n. [Chinese hang, Canton dialect hong, a mercantile house, factory.].
A mercantile establishment or factory for foreign trade in China, as formerly at Canton; a succession of offices connected by a common passage and used for business or storage. [1913 Webster]
hong, v. t. & i.
To hang. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
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