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Cords vs Slavery - What's the difference?

cords | slavery |

As nouns the difference between cords and slavery

is that cords is or cords can be (informal) corduroys while slavery is an institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.

As a verb cords

is (cord).

cords

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (cord)
    • See also
    * wires

    Etymology 2

    Shortening of

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (informal) Corduroys.

    • Anagrams

    *

    slavery

    English

    (wikipedia slavery)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.
  • A condition of servitude endured by a slave.
  • (figuratively) A condition in which one is captivated or subjugated, as by greed or drugs.
  • * 1818 , ,"The Revolt of Islam", canto 8, stanza 16,
    • Man seeks for gold in mines that he may weave / A lasting chain for his own slavery .

    See also

    * debt bondage * bonded labor * bonded labour

    References

    * * * * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.