单词 | yellow-dog contract |
释义 | yellow-dog contract[ yel-oh-dawg, -dog ] / ˈyɛl oʊˈdɔg, -ˈdɒg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR yellow-dog contract ON THESAURUS.COM nouna contract between a worker and an employer in which, as a condition of employment, the worker agrees not to remain in or join a union. Origin of yellow-dog contractAn Americanism dating back to 1915–20 Words nearby yellow-dog contractyellow copper ore, yellow cress, yellow-crowned night heron, yellow daisy, yellow dog, yellow-dog contract, yellow enzyme, yellow-eye mullet, yelloweye rockfish, yellowface, yellow fever Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for yellow-dog contractyellow-dog contract nounUS a contract with an employer, now illegal, in which an employee agreed not to join a trade union during his employment Word Origin for yellow-dog contractC20: from US yellow-dog anti-trade union, from yellow dog mongrel, contemptible person 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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