释义 |
cottage industry I. noun : an industry based upon the family unit as a labor force in which workers using their own equipment at home process goods usually belonging to a merchant employer and supplement their income from small agricultural holdings II. noun 1. : a small and often informally organized industry 2. : a limited but enthusiastically pursued activity or subject < this debate about sex and law became a cottage industry for feminist academics — Wendy Kaminer > |