A perpetrator of any of various ruses to raise prices or encourage others to bid at an auction, esp. (in early use) one of horses; a false or…
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| 释义 | society > trade and finance > buying > buyer > [noun] > bidder > one who runs up bidding (8) goad1608 A perpetrator of any of various ruses to raise prices or encourage others to bid at an auction, esp. (in early use) one of horses; a false or… setter1699 ‘A person employed by the vendor at an auction to run the biddings up’ (Hotten's Slang Dict. 1860). white bonnet1760 a fictitious bidder at an auction; cf. bonnet, n. 13. puffer1765 A person employed to bid at an auction in order to raise the price or to encourage others to bid. Cf. puff, v. 6b, puffing, n.2 3b. sweetener1823 slang. One who bids at an auction merely in order to raise the price. jolly1856 A word of praise or favourable notice, esp. one uttered for some ulterior purpose, as to further the sale of goods; also, A sham purchaser (see… runner-up1860 A person who seeks to raise the purchase price of something offered at auction. Cf. to run up 9c at run, v. phrasal verbs 1. Now rare. floor man1928 one who helps to attract customers to a mock auction. |
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