单词 | gang work |
释义 | > as lemmasgang work gang work n. work carried out by labourers in a gang or gangs; cf. work gang n. at work n. Compounds 3. ΚΠ 1829 Brit. Critic Apr. 445 We should wish to ascertain whether..the whole system of gang-work..might not be changed for some mode of proceeding less calculated to degrade the willing spirit. 1874 W. M. Baines Narr. Edward Crewe vii. 126 My ten men will get through more ‘gang work’ in one day than I could accomplish in ten. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 30 Sept. 5/1 Almost more important than the question of wages is the question of the organisation of gang work. 1991 N. Rush Mating iv. 230 From time to time spontaneous singing would break out during certain kinds of gang work. < as lemmas |
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