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单词 Massey's Cossacks
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Definition of Massey's Cossacks in English:

Massey's Cossacks

plural nounˌmasɪz ˈkɒsaks
NZ historical
  • Special constables drafted in to police mass demonstrations that took place during the general strike of 1913.

    he'd been one of Massey's Cossacks during the waterfront strike
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He rode with farmers, the so-called 'Massey's Cossacks', to break a waterfront strike in 1913.
    • There were riots in Wellington when the first of 'Massey's Cossacks' rode into town.
    • "Massey's Cossacks" were used to beat strikers into submission, including Frederick Evans, who died following a police beating.
    • The 1913 Waterfront Strike saw its biggest flashpoint in Wellington where Massey's Cossacks fought 'Red Feds' in the street.
    • It marks one hundred years since the Great Strike and striking workers and Massey's Cossacks coming head to head on Wellington streets.
    • Massey's Cossacks lost him votes in the town centre.
    • They were hit by further strikes, similarly crushed, this time by “Massey's Cossacks.”
    • It shows a column of 'Massey's Cossacks' in Hanson Street in Newtown, Wellington, in 1913.
    • It was the strike force of Massey's Cossacks that rode into town to teach the strikers a lesson.
    • This brutal display earned the specials the title of 'Massey's Cossacks'.

Origin

Early 20th century: named after Prime Minister William Massey (1856–1925) and with reference to the constables' infamous baton-swinging horseback charges.

 
 
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