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has glosseng: The Whyos, a collection of the various post-Civil War street gangs of New York, was the city's dominant street gang during the late 19th century. The gang controlled most of Manhattan from the late 1860s until the early 1890s, when the Monk Eastman Gang defeated the last of the Whyos. The name came from the gang’s cry, which sounded like a bird or owl calling, "Why-oh!"
lexicalizationeng: Whyos
instance of(noun) an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
gang, pack, mob, ring
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has glossdeu: Die Whyos war eine kriminelle Vereinigung in New York City von etwa 1874 bis 1890 und wird zu den fünf klassischen Banden der Stadt gezählt.
lexicalizationdeu: Whyos

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