domestic system

noun

: a system of manufacturing based upon work done at home on materials supplied by merchant employers
contrasted with factory system
compare cottage industry

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“Domestic system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domestic%20system. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.

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