单词 | rat firm |
释义 | > as lemmasrat firm rat firm n. now historical a business which employs non-union workers or pays workers at less than the usual rate (see sense 4f). ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > printing trade > [noun] > printing establishment > employing non-union workmen rat house1854 rat firm1889 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Feb. 3/3 Is Mr. Morley sure that his books are not printed by ‘rat firms’? 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 688/2 Rat-firm,..a workshop, etc., where less than full union rates are paid. 1993 Toronto Star (Nexis) 19 June g15 A rat-firm..is a place wherein less than full union rates are paid. < as lemmas |
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