In plural form Hearts of Oak. (The members of) an Irish non-sectarian organization which protested, often violently, against taxes for the…
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| 释义 | society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > militancy > [noun] > militant person > protester or demonstrator > specific (7) hearts of oak1763 In plural form Hearts of Oak. (The members of) an Irish non-sectarian organization which protested, often violently, against taxes for the… frame-breaker1811 a person who (1811–16) violently resisted the introduction of frames for weaving stockings, etc.; = Luddite, n. 1a. blanketeers1823 plural. A body of operatives who met at the so-called Blanket Meeting in St. Peter's Fields near Manchester, on 10th March 1817, provided with… Rockite1823 Of or relating to a militant rural protest movement, arising in the south of Ireland in 1821 under a mythical leader named Captain Rock, and… Rebeccaite1843 A follower of ‘Rebecca’; a person involved in the activities of the Rebeccas (Rebecca, n.). plug-drawer1888 a person who took part in the plug riots (see plug riots n.). Greenham woman1982 attributive, esp. in Greenham woman and variants: designating any of the women who established a women's peace camp (see peace camp, n. 2) at… |
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