cottage industry
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noun
the production, for sale, of goods at home, as the making of handicrafts by rural families.
any small-scale, loosely organized industry.
Nearby words
cottage country, cottage flat, cottage fries, cottage grove, cottage hospital, cottage industry, cottage loaf, cottage piano, cottage pie, cottage pudding, cottage roll
Origin of cottage industry
First recorded in 1920–25
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Examples from the Web for cottage industry
And individuals can make their own solar cookers easily, or start a cottage-industry to manufacture them for others.
The BYU Solar Cooker/Cooler|Steven E. Jones
British Dictionary definitions for cottage industry
cottage industry
noun
an industry in which employees work in their own homes, often using their own equipment
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