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单词 rag-out
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rag-outn.2

Brit. /ˈraɡaʊt/, U.S. /ˈræɡˌaʊt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rag n.2, out adv.
Etymology: < rag n.2 + out adv., after to get one's rag out at rag n.2 Phrases 4a.
Now rare.
In the British coal industry: a sudden, short, unofficial strike; = wildcat strike n. at wild cat n. Compounds 2.
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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).
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