plug riots
now historical
noun
A series of riots in 1842, when cotton mills in Lancashire were stopped by the removal of bolts or plugs from the boilers so that steam could not be raised.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Cobden (1804–1865), manufacturer and politician.
- ring-necked dove
- ring-necked duck
- ring-necked parakeet
- ring-necked parrot
- ring-necked pheasant
- ring-necked plover
- ring-necked snake
- ring-neck parakeet
- ring-neck parrot
- ring-neck pheasant
- ring-neck snake
- ring net
- ring-netter
- ringoal
- ringocandy
- ring off
- Ring of Fire
- ring off the hook
- ring-oiled
- ring oiler
- ring opener
- ring oscillator
- ring ousel
- ring ouzel
- ring perch