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Definition of: stretch-out
(strech′out′) noun
1. A system of industrial operation in which employees are required to perform more work per unit of time worked, as by tending additional machines, usually without proportionate increase in pay.
2. A slow–down practiced by employees so as to make the work last longer: see CA'CANNY.
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