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land-jobbing

land-jobbing noun: the buying and selling of land on speculation.

Noun

land-jobbing (uncountable)

  1. The buying and selling of land on speculation.
    • He […] knows nothing but the value of estates, and how to improve them, and what belongs to land-jobbing and husbandry.1748, [Samuel Richardson], chapter 8, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume I, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC

Questions about land-jobbing

What does land-jobbing mean?
Land-jobbing means the buying and selling of land on speculation.
What part of speech is land-jobbing?
Land-jobbing is a noun.

Words near land-jobbing in the dictionary

  1. land-grant
  2. land-holder
  3. land-holders
  4. land-jobber
  5. land-jobbers
  6. land-jobbing
  7. land-leech
  8. land-leeches
  9. land-locked
  10. land-locked salmon
  11. land-lover

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