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long firm

long firm noun: a company of swindlers who obtain goods on pretence of being established in business, and then decamp without payment to do the same elsewhere.

Noun

long firm (plural long firms)

  1. A company of swindlers who obtain goods on pretence of being established in business, and then decamp without payment to do the same elsewhere.

Forms of long firm

plurallong firms

Origin of long firm

* Perhaps from the idea that such a firm (company) would claim to have been established for a long time. * Perhaps from Old English gelang (“fraudulent”) and Italian firma (“signature”).

Questions about long firm

What does long firm mean?
Long firm means a company of swindlers who obtain goods on pretence of being established in business, and then decamp without payment to do the same elsewhere.
What part of speech is long firm?
Long firm is a noun.
What is the plural of long firm?
The plural of long firm is long firms.

Words near long firm in the dictionary

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  8. Long Flat
  9. long for
  10. Long Forest
  11. long fuse

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