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noun
The faction of the Industrial Workers of the World in the 20th century which favored direct action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Obsolete form of bottomry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From bum + -ery and the idea that they were a collective of bums?
Variant form.
