sweating system
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sweating system
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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One word must be said in this connection about the sweating system and its relation to trade unions.
From Twentieth Century Socialism What It Is Not; What It Is: How It May Come by Kelly, Edmond
Even the sweating system could be found at work in holes and corners.
From The Long White Cloud by Reeves, William Pember
Only a short time since a popular economic writer denounced a Boston clergyman for unveiling the horrors of the sweating system in the modern Athens.
From The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 by Flower, B. O. (Benjamin Orange)
The half dozen factories were only the centre of a widespread sweating system.
From Comrade Yetta by Edwards, Albert
The true sweating system with all its dire effects upon the health of the worker, and threatening the very existence of the home, was in full force.
From The Trade Union Woman by Henry, Alice
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