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doing a land-office business

doing a land-office business is the present participle and gerund of do a land-office business.

Meaning of do a land-office business

Verb

do a land-office business (third-person singular simple present does a land-office business, present participle doing a land-office business, simple past did a land-office business, past participle done a land-office business)

  1. (US, dated) To be very successful; to do a roaring trade.

Questions about doing a land-office business

What is doing a land-office business the present participle and gerund of?
Doing a land-office business is the present participle and gerund of do a land-office business.

Words near doing a land-office business in the dictionary

  1. doing
  2. doing a bit of stiff
  3. doing a Bradbury
  4. doing a bunk
  5. doing a flit
  6. doing a land-office business
  7. doing a listen
  8. doing a little bit of trolling
  9. doing a little trolling
  10. doing a lot of work
  11. doing a Melba

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