AnsweredWhere did the word "boycott" come from?

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2016/01/22 12:43:07 (permalink)

Where did the word "boycott" come from?

...and how does it have anything to do with it's meaning? Is it from the time they changed child labor laws? I mean, IDK?
 
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    Re: Where did the word "boycott" come from? 2016/01/22 13:12:28 (permalink) ☼ Best Answerby jbow 2016/01/22 15:55:14
    I know this (sort of). It's a term named after Captain Charles Boycott who was an agent for a landlord in Ireland during the Irish Land Wars. To cut a long story short, he found himself ostracized because of the way the tenant farmers were treated; no-one would deal with him or work his lands, he couldn't even get his mail delivered.

     
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    Re: Where did the word "boycott" come from? 2016/01/22 15:44:27 (permalink)
    Thank you. I could have Googled it but I knew someone here would know and give an ELO quint  answer.
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