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Definition or meaning of the English word Luddite
One of a number of riotous persons in England; who for six years 1811-17tried to prevent the use of labor-saving machinery by breaking it; burning factories; etc.; -- so called from Ned Lud; a half-witted man who some years previously had broken stocking frames. (n.).
