BOYCOTTS

Noun

boycotts

plural of boycott

Verb

boycotts

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boycott

Source: Wiktionary


BOYCOTT

Boy"cott`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boycotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Boycotting.] Etym: [From Captain Boycott, a land agent in Mayo, Ireland, so treated in 1880.]

Definition: To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other person), to withhold social or business relations from him, and to deter others from holding such relations; to subject to a boycott.

Boy"cott, n.

Definition: The process, fact, or pressure of boycotting; a combining to withhold or prevent dealing or social intercourse with a tradesman, employer, etc.; social and business interdiction for the purpose of coercion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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