单词 | rag-out |
释义 | rag-outn.2 Now rare. In the British coal industry: a sudden, short, unofficial strike; = wildcat strike n. at wild cat n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > labour relations > [noun] > strike > sudden or unofficial strike outlaw strike1810 walkout1881 unofficial strike1894 lightning strike1913 wildcat strike1937 wildcat stoppage1942 rag-out1953 wild cat1959 wild-catting1969 1953 Times 10 May 3/4 These strikes are what are known as ‘rag outs’ or ‘rag ups’, in which men descend the pit, find something that displeases them, and promptly put on their clothes and go home. 1955 Times 9 May 4/4 About seven weeks ago there was a ‘rag-out’ of packers at Markham Main. 1987 Daily Tel. 31 Jan. 2/8 These stoppages, which are heat of the moment walkouts—or what they call in the industry the ‘rag-out’—had affected almost all Britain's 125 mines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.21953 |
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