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ca'canny
[kah-kan-ee, kaw-]
noun
a deliberate reduction of working speed and production by workers, to express their discontent.
ca'canny
/ ˌɔːˈæɪ /
noun
moderation or wariness
a policy of restricting the output of work; a go-slow
( as modifier )
a ca'canny policy
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ca'canny1
Example Sentences
They knew all about “ca' canny.”
Cann′iness.—To ca' canny, to go or act cautiously.
If they but loved there could not be any more profiteering, or ca' canny, or any injustice.
Without here taking account of the "ca'-canny" policy, which aims to make labor inefficient, extravagant wages for efficient labor increase the cost of goods.
The term "ca'-canny" means working at an easy-going pace, which is one of the methods adopted in order to make work for an excessive number of men.
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