n. 配给面包, 实物工资制

[经] 实物工资制

Tommy \Tom"my\, n.
1. Bread, -- generally a penny roll; the supply of food
carried by workmen as their daily allowance. [Slang,Eng.]

2. A truck, or barter; the exchange of labor for goods, not
money. [Slang, Eng.]

Note: Tommy is used adjectively or in compounds; as, tommy
master, tommy-store,tommy-shop,etc.

3. Same as {Tommy Atkins}; -- a shortened form. [Colloq.]
[PJC]