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Definition of cottage industry
noun
the production, for sale, of goods at home, as the making of handicrafts by rural families.
any small-scale, loosely organized industry.
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Origin of cottage industry
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby cottage industry
cottage country, cottage flat, cottage fries, Cottage Grove, cottage hospital, cottage industry, cottage loaf, cottage piano, cottage pie, cottage pudding, cottager
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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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