cottage industry
cottage industry
nounDefinition of COTTAGE INDUSTRY
1
: an industry whose labor force consists of family units or individuals working at home with their own equipment
2
: a small and often informally organized industry
3
: a limited but enthusiastically pursued activity or subject <this debate about sex and law became a cottage industry for feminist academics — Wendy Kaminer>
See Examples of COTTAGE INDUSTRY
- weaving, pottery, and other cottage industries
First Known Use of COTTAGE INDUSTRY
1921
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