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curb-stone
ˈcurb-stone, kerb-stone Also kirb-stone. One of the stones forming a curb, esp. at the edge of a side-path; hence, the stone edge of a side-path.1791 Act 31 Geo. III c. 65 §124 Curb Stone from Eleven to Thirteen Inches wide and from Five to Seven Inches thick. 1806–7 J. Beresford Miseries Hum. Life ...
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Curbstone broker
The phrase curbstone broker or curb-stone broker refers to a broker who conducts trading on the literal curbs of a financial district. Efforts to organize and standardize the market started early in the 20th century under notable curb-stone brokers such as Emanuel S. Mendels.
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International Union of Pavers, Rammermen, Flag Layers, Bridge and Stone Curb Setters and Sheet Asphalt Pavers
The International Union of Pavers, Rammermen, Flag Layers, Bridge and Stone Curb Setters and Sheet Asphalt Pavers was a labor union representing workers involved in roadway construction in the United States and Canada. The union was chartered on August 28, 1905, as the International Union of Pavers ...
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curb
▪ I. curb, n. (kɜːb) Forms: 5–7 corbe, curbe, 6–7 courbe, 7 courb, corb, kurbe, 7– curb (dial. 6–7 crubb(e, 9 crub); also β. (chiefly in senses 8–13) 7 kerbe, 7–9 kirb, 9 kerb. See also crub. [The senses here placed all derive ultimately from F. courbe adj. (= Pr. corb, Sp., Pg., It. curvo):—L. curv...
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New Board
The New Board was an organization of curb-stone brokers established in 1836 in New York City to compete with the New York Stock and Exchange Board.
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ridge
▪ I. ridge, n.1 (rɪdʒ) Forms: α. 1 hrycg, hrygc (hryg-, hryc-), 3–4 rug, 4 reg; dat. 1 hrycge, 3–6 rugge (3, 5 ruge), 6 (9 dial.) rudge, 4–5 regge. β. 1 hricg, hric(c), hrig-, ricg, rihg; dat. hricge, hrigge, rh-, 4–6 rigge, rygge (5 ryge), 5–6 rydge, 6–7 ridg, 5– ridge. See also rig n.1 [Common Teu...
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