| 单词 | call-on |
| 释义 | > as lemmascall-on call-on n. now historical a meeting at which dockyard labourers are hired; cf. call time n. 1b. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > labour supply > [noun] > hiring market > of dockers call1851 call-on1945 1945 Manch. Guardian 31 Oct. 5/5 The average docker leaves home at, roughly, 6.30 a.m. He lines up at the ‘call on’, which at some places is like a cattle pen. 1955 Times 4 July 8/2 It was decided to hold another meeting..before the normal docks call-on time to-day. 1996 J. Phillips Great Alliance ii. 32 Port labour committees could punish absenteeism by withholding military exemption, and dockers attended the call-on far more assiduously as a result. < as lemmas |
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