sweating system
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sweating system
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Even the sweating system could be found at work in holes and corners.
From The Long White Cloud by Reeves, William Pember
All an infernal system of oppression, like the sweating system, asks, is to be let alone.
From White Slaves; or, the Oppression of the Worthy Poor by Banks, Louis Albert
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
Atlas isn't keen about anything but the sweating system.
From Penelope's Postscripts by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
This special value of the trades-unions first became clear to the residents of Hull-House in connection with the sweating system.
From Twenty Years at Hull House; with autobiographical notes by Addams, Jane
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