on the club

English

From the term benefit club.

on the club (not comparable)

(Britain, slang) Temporarily away from work, usually due to sickness, supported by sickness benefit.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 5
  Then he crept up the stone stairs behind the drapery shop at the Co-op., and peeped in the reading-room. Usually one or two men were there, either old, useless fellows, or colliers "on the club".

单词	on the club
释义	on the club English Etymology From the term benefit club. Adjective on the club (not comparable) (Britain, slang) Temporarily away from work, usually due to sickness, supported by sickness benefit. 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 5 Then he crept up the stone stairs behind the drapery shop at the Co-op., and peeped in the reading-room. Usually one or two men were there, either old, useless fellows, or colliers "on the club".
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