Meg, said Elsie, as Margaret came wearily into the house at the noon hour, what have you been trying to do with those good-for-nothing 'cullud pussons' out there? Teach them a little responsibility, that is all.

a gang of saws; a gang of plows; a gang drill; gang milling.

Financially sponsored by MOE (Ministry of Education), Yi-hsing Elementary School, in Pingchen County City, Tao-yuan, offers foreign brides courses of 'Classes for Adjustment and Growth for Foreign Brides' for four years, teaching Mandarin phonetic symbols, sentence making, literacy, and newspaper reading, communication with spouse, parents and children, as well as among in-laws, and understanding traffic signs (United Daily News, October 6, 2004:B2).

Man, that was a great catch!