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O the pleasure that runs over all overmeasure, The wine of Event!
In 1719 and 1744, the Tyneside keelmen went on strike in protest at this 'overmeasure'.
Examples are copyright, counterdevelop, overmeasure
The 1750 strike was also against 'overmeasure', as well as against 'can-money', the practice of paying part of the keelmen's wages in drink that had to be consumed at 'can-houses', pubs owned by the employers.
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