cottage industryn.

Brit.

/ˌkɒtɪdʒ ˈɪndəstri/, U.S.

/ˌkɑdɪdʒ ˈɪndəstri/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cottage n., industry n.

Etymology: < cottage n. + industry n.

1. A variety of commercial activity or trade, esp. manufacturing, which is carried out partly or wholly in people's homes, rather than in a factory, communal workshop, etc.; (as mass noun) industry of this type.Earlier examples such as quot. 1796 appear to illustrate the sense ‘industry (sense 3 or 4) as practised in cottages’, rather than a fixed collocation.

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1796 G. D. Harley Poems 16 No little cheering star they saw, To light them on their dreary way; Nor yet the distant twinkling blaze Of cottage industry say they.]

1849 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 27 Jan. Do you wish to make your labourers comfortable? Teach their children the use of the loom, and every kind of cottage industry.

1877 Westm. Rev. Jan. 24/1 A cottage industry in short, precisely as spinning or hand-loom weaving used to be in days gone by.

1921 B. E. Ellis Gloves & Glove Trade 72 For generations now the sewing of gloves has been conducted largely as a cottage industry.

1955 Atlantic Jan. 17/1 Cottage industry—especially wood-carving, soapmaking, and iron and brass foundry—has engaged the special attention of the local villagers.

1964 A. Adburgham Shops & Shopping i. 11 Hosiery continued to be a cottage industry longer than any other outworkers' trade except gloves.

2000 Explore Worldwide Brochure 2001/2002 85/3 We..make several stops along the river at thriving rural communities to see local cottage industries such as rice-paper making, bonsai and fruit gardens.

2. In extended use. Any specialized enterprise or activity conducted on a small scale or in a loosely organized or unofficial way, either for profit or (now often depreciative) in pursuit of a particular group's own interests or concerns.

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society > occupation and work > industry > [noun] > types of industry generally

rural industry1735

heavies1900

sunset1906

cottage industry1911

light industry1916

heavy industry1932

resource industry1938

nuclear industry1954

growth industry1957

space industry1957

knowledge industry1959

sex industry1965

sunrise1972

smokestack industry1979

Tayacian1979

sausage fest1995

1911 Washington Post 3 Dec. e41 The chief industry of this country is the production of short stories with a happy ending. As yet the preparation of these simple tales is merely a cottage industry.

1959 Times 30 Oct. 9/2 In recent years the forging of Indian passports has developed into a small but profitable cottage industry.

1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 July ii. 19/2 Revisionism has become the cottage industry of historians.

1994 New Republic 16 May 12/2 Jury consultants..have made a cottage industry of analyzing the relevance of sex and race.

2016 D. Peppers & M. Rogers Extreme Trust (rev. ed.) 198 Hiring people to pose as customers and write fake reviews..has become a cottage industry.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cottage industry
释义	cottage industryn. Brit. /ˌkɒtɪdʒ ˈɪndəstri/, U.S. /ˌkɑdɪdʒ ˈɪndəstri/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cottage n., industry n. Etymology: < cottage n. + industry n. 1. A variety of commercial activity or trade, esp. manufacturing, which is carried out partly or wholly in people's homes, rather than in a factory, communal workshop, etc.; (as mass noun) industry of this type.Earlier examples such as quot. 1796 appear to illustrate the sense ‘industry (sense 3 or 4) as practised in cottages’, rather than a fixed collocation. ΚΠ 1796 G. D. Harley Poems 16 No little cheering star they saw, To light them on their dreary way; Nor yet the distant twinkling blaze Of cottage industry say they.] 1849 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 27 Jan. Do you wish to make your labourers comfortable? Teach their children the use of the loom, and every kind of cottage industry. 1877 Westm. Rev. Jan. 24/1 A cottage industry in short, precisely as spinning or hand-loom weaving used to be in days gone by. 1921 B. E. Ellis Gloves & Glove Trade 72 For generations now the sewing of gloves has been conducted largely as a cottage industry. 1955 Atlantic Jan. 17/1 Cottage industry—especially wood-carving, soapmaking, and iron and brass foundry—has engaged the special attention of the local villagers. 1964 A. Adburgham Shops & Shopping i. 11 Hosiery continued to be a cottage industry longer than any other outworkers' trade except gloves. 2000 Explore Worldwide Brochure 2001/2002 85/3 We..make several stops along the river at thriving rural communities to see local cottage industries such as rice-paper making, bonsai and fruit gardens. 2. In extended use. Any specialized enterprise or activity conducted on a small scale or in a loosely organized or unofficial way, either for profit or (now often depreciative) in pursuit of a particular group's own interests or concerns. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > [noun] > types of industry generally rural industry1735 heavies1900 sunset1906 cottage industry1911 light industry1916 heavy industry1932 resource industry1938 nuclear industry1954 growth industry1957 space industry1957 knowledge industry1959 sex industry1965 sunrise1972 smokestack industry1979 Tayacian1979 sausage fest1995 1911 Washington Post 3 Dec. e41 The chief industry of this country is the production of short stories with a happy ending. As yet the preparation of these simple tales is merely a cottage industry. 1959 Times 30 Oct. 9/2 In recent years the forging of Indian passports has developed into a small but profitable cottage industry. 1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 6 July ii. 19/2 Revisionism has become the cottage industry of historians. 1994 New Republic 16 May 12/2 Jury consultants..have made a cottage industry of analyzing the relevance of sex and race. 2016 D. Peppers & M. Rogers Extreme Trust (rev. ed.) 198 Hiring people to pose as customers and write fake reviews..has become a cottage industry. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1849
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