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 merchant, one of the few Chinese merchants who, previous to the treaty of 1842, formed a guild which had the exclusive privilege of trading with foreigners.

hong, v. t. & i.

To hang. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

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