meaning of lud
1. One of a number of riotous persons in England, who for six years (1811-17) tried 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.
Related Words
luddite | ludibrious | ludibund | ludicrous | ludification | ludificatory | ludlamite | ludlow | ludwigite |
