yellow dog contract
oʊˈdɔg, -ˈdɒg noun
a 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:
1915–20, Americanism
1915–20, Americanism
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| yellow-dog contract | |
| —n | |
| (US) a contract with an employer, now illegal, in which an employee agreed not to join a trade union during his employment | |
| [C20: from US yellow-dog anti-trade union, from yellow dog mongrel, contemptible person] | |
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Yellow dog contract
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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