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Catchword for “Monday hammer”
Catchword: Monday hammer
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Part of Speechn.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: Professor Sargant Florence still seems surprised that absenteeism should be at its highest on Mondays.…From its relatively greater incidence among unskilled men, he asks whether it is due to boredom, and does not discuss the possiblity that it may be due to sheer physical incapacity (on Clydeside a hammer with a very thick head is known as a “Monday hammer").
Article or Document Title:
“Review: Economics and Sociology of Industry. A Realistic Analysis of Development.”
Author:
Colin Clark
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Economic Journal
Publishing Location:
U.K.
Date of Publication:
Mar., 1965
Page Number:
190
Volume: 75
Number or Issue: 297
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