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词汇 plug riots
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Definition of plug riots in English:

plug riots

noun
historical
  • A series of riots in 1842, when cotton mills in Lancashire were stopped by the removal of bolts or plugs from the boilers so that steam could not be raised.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Cobden (1804–1865), manufacturer and politician.

Definition of plug riots in US English:

plug riots

noun
historical
  • A series of riots in 1842, when cotton mills in Lancashire were stopped by the removal of bolts or plugs from the boilers so that steam could not be raised.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Cobden (1804–1865), manufacturer and politician.

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