sweating system
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sweating system
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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He worked actively against the sweating system, pleaded for European intervention in Macedonia, and was a keen supporter of the Licensing Bill of 1908.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
An English writer gives this definition of the sweating system: "One whereby the middleman tries to get the largest profit, with the least labor and outlay, out of the maximum labor of his workers."
From White Slaves; or, the Oppression of the Worthy Poor by Banks, Louis Albert
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
In 1890 the report of the House of Lords Committee on the sweating system recommends in certain cases "well-considered combinations among the laborers."
From An Introduction to the Industrial and Social History of England by Cheyney, Edward Potts
The half dozen factories were only the centre of a widespread sweating system.
From Comrade Yetta by Edwards, Albert
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