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    Gange (gănj), v. t.  [imp. & p. p. Ganged (gănjd); p. pr. & vb. n. Ganging (gănˈjĭng).] [Of uncertain origin.]
    1. To protect (the part of a line next a fishhook, or the hook itself) by winding it with wire.

    [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


    2. To attach (a fishhook) to a line or snell, as by knotting the line around the shank of the hook.

    [Webster 1913 Suppl.]