单词 | Molly Maguire |
释义 | Word Frequency Molly Maguire(ˈmɒlɪ məˈɡwaɪə) noun 1. Irish history a member of a secret society that terrorized law officers during the 1840s to prevent evictions 2. (in Pennsylvania from about 1865 to 1877) a member of a society of miners that terrorized mine owners and their agents in an effort to obtain better pay Word origin C19: the name refers to the female disguise adopted by members of these societies |
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