molly maguires

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Definitions of molly maguires words

noun molly maguires a secret society organized in Ireland in 1843 to terrorize landlords' agents in order to prevent evictions 0
noun molly maguires a secret society of Irish-American miners in E Pennsylvania (c. 1865-75), which opposed oppressive industrial and social conditions, sometimes with physical force 0
noun molly maguires plural of Molly Maguire. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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