Oastler

/ (ˈəʊstlə) /

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noun

Richard. 1789–1861, British social reformer; he campaigned against child labour and helped achieve the ten-hour day (1847)

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Words nearby Oastler

OAS, O.A.S.I., oasis, oast, oast-house, Oastler, oat, oatcake, -oate, oaten, oater

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How to use Oastler in a sentence

I have heard Oastler speak of the tyranny of factory life in Keighley.
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Oastler said he would not present fiction to them, but tell them what he himself had seen.
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The matter was brought to a trial at Bingley, Oastler backing the father.
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The champions of that great movement were Fielding, Ferrand, and Oastler.
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Oastler took up the case of the children, twelve of whom with crooked legs he had exhibited in the House of Commons.
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