单词 | saturdaying |
释义 | Saturdayingn. Russian History In the Soviet Union: the practice of working on a Saturday without pay for the benefit of the collective; a Saturday worked in this way. Cf. subbotnik n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > [noun] > working on a Saturday Saturdaying1920 subbotnik1921 1920 Manch. Guardian 5 Feb. 9/7 In Moscow it has been found worth while to set up a special bureau for ‘Saturdayings’. 1921 A. Ransome Crisis in Russia 94 ‘Saturdaying’, in which 900 persons took part, including military specialists,..soldiers, a chief of staff, workmen and women. 1944 H. W. Laidler Social-Economic Movements iv. xxviii. 443 Prior to this movement there was a movement known as ‘Saturdaying’ during the Civil War, when workers volunteered to donate their time off to needed work. 1966 E. J. Knapton & T. K. Derry Europe & World Since 1914 ii. 59 Another modest contribution to industrial needs was made by volunteer spare-time work known as ‘Saturdaying’, done by the more ardent members of the Communist Party. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1920 |
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