Morrison
(ˈmɒrɪsən)
Name of Herbert S. Morrison, Secretary of State for Home Affairs and Home Security (1940–5), used attrib. in Morrison hour (see quot. 1963); Morrison shelter, a transportable indoor steel table-shaped air-raid shelter.
| 1945 S. Spender Citizens in War 21 In addition to the Anderson shelters, Morrison shelters and Surface shelters were built at the time of the Blitz. 1948 Hansard Commons 18 Mar. 2268 Why should Anderson shelters rust more than Morrison shelters? 1952 Oxf. Jun. Encycl. X. 89/1 Morrison shelters, also made of steel and shaped like a rectangular dinner-table, could be set up inside a house to give protection if the house collapsed. 1963 T. & P. Morris Pentonville iv. 84 Some men complain that though at the time of joining they are told of the so-called ‘Morrison Hour’ they are not told about compulsory overtime. Ibid., The ‘Morrison Hour’ is one extra hour worked at the end of the day from Monday to Friday and is compulsory. It dates from 1943... Herbert Morrison was Home Secretary at the time. |