单词 | plug riots |
释义 | > as lemmasplug riots plug riots n. now historical a series of riots in 1842, when cotton mills in Lancashire were stopped by the removal of bolts or plugs from the boilers so that steam could not be raised. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > militancy > [noun] > demonstration > specific demonstrations or protests frame-breaking1811 plug riots1849 Aldermaston1960 Boston tea-party- 1849 R. Cobden Speeches 90 In 1842, when the country was disturbed by the great plug riots, not a thread was disturbed from a spindle. 1888 F. Peel Risings of Luddites xxxix. 338 Trade in 1842, the year of the plug riots, was worse than ever. 1999 D. Haslam Manchester, Eng. i. 21 In a sense, the Plug Riots marked the beginning of the decline in industrial and social unrest in Manchester. < as lemmas |
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