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单词 long firm
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long firm
long firm n. a company established for fraudulent purposes, used to obtain goods on credit and subsequently dissolved without payment having been made; frequently attributive.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > defrauder or swindler > [noun] > fraudulent organization
long firm1841
whisky ring1884
1841 Bell's Life in London 28 Nov. A gang of swindling blacklegs, yclept the Long Firm, who have long infested our city.
1908 Pharmaceut. Jrnl. 18 May 678/1 Long firms had formerly located themselves in the building, with the result that people would not now take the offices.
2006 A. Wright Organised Crime viii. 169 They [sc. the Kray brothers] became increasingly active in..long-firm fraud.
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