| 单词 | molly maguire |
| 释义 | Molly Maguire[ muh-gwahyuhr ] / məˈgwaɪər / nounIrish History. a member of a secret terrorist society organized in Ireland in 1843 to prevent evictions by the government: so called because the members disguised themselves as women. U.S. History. a member of a former secret association, organized about 1865, that terrorized the mine operators' agents in an effort to get relief from oppressive conditions in the anthracite coal-mining regions of Pennsylvania: ceased to function about 1877. Origin of Molly MaguireAn Americanism dating back to 1865–70 Words nearby Molly Maguiremollusks, Mollweide projection, molly, mollycoddle, mollyhawk, Molly Maguire, mollymawk, Molly Miller, Molnár, Molniya, Moloch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Molly MaguireMolly Maguire / (ˈmɒlɪ məˈɡwaɪə) / nounIrish history a member of a secret society that terrorized law officers during the 1840s to prevent evictions (in Pennsylvania from about 1865 to 1877) a member of a society of miners that terrorized mine owners and their agents in an effort to obtain better pay Word Origin for Molly MaguireC19: the name refers to the female disguise adopted by members of these societies Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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