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a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired

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  1. n. a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired
  2. n:100 n. a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired