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noun
In Canton, a range of buildings adjoining the foreign factories, owned by the hong merchants and used for their meetings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Synonyms: council hall
Antonyms: none provided
History
Perhaps from council; perhaps from a Chinese word, kung-su, denoting a public hall.
