pin-hookern.

Brit.

/ˈpɪnˌhʊkə/, U.S.

/ˈpɪnˌ(h)ʊkər/

Forms: see pinhook v. and -er suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pinhook v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < pinhook v. + -er suffix¹.

U.S. colloquial.

1. A speculator who buys tobacco when the price is low, in the expectation of selling it on later at a profit.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trader > agent or broker > [noun] > middleman > buying up for resale or monopoly

regratorc1390

forestaller14..

regraterc1400

engrosserc1460

grey merchant1542

grosser?1542

forebuyer1558

ingrater1583

market-monger1629

pin-hooker1885

mailer1950

switch dealer1967

1885 Landmark (Statesville, N. Carolina) 27 Mar. The pinhooker usually makes a nice profit on his tobacco at the expense of the farmer.

1931 Soc. Forces 10 296/1 Wide variations in prices..making speculation prevalent and often profitable for ‘Pin Hookers’.

1999 Lancaster (Pa.) New Era (Nexis) 27 Mar. b18 The problem is with ‘pinhookers’, or middlemen, who buy tobacco and then resell it to the tobacco companies at a profit.

2. Chiefly Horse Racing. A person who buys livestock (now esp. a very young racehorse) cheaply, in the expectation of selling it on later at a profit. Cf. pinhooking n.

ΚΠ

1962 Salisbury (Maryland) Times 12 July 4/8 The pinhooker persuades the farmer to sell [his livestock] for less than he would get in the ring.

1989 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 23 Oct. 56 Bill Hill..used to be what the Americans call a pinhooker: one who buys weanlings in the hope of turning them over at a profit.

2003 Racing Post (Nexis) 30 Oct. 24 Pinhookers made money to re-invest at the summer's yearling sales.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pin-hooker
释义	pin-hookern. Brit. /ˈpɪnˌhʊkə/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌ(h)ʊkər/ Forms: see pinhook v. and -er suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pinhook v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < pinhook v. + -er suffix¹. U.S. colloquial. 1. A speculator who buys tobacco when the price is low, in the expectation of selling it on later at a profit. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trader > agent or broker > [noun] > middleman > buying up for resale or monopoly regratorc1390 forestaller14.. regraterc1400 engrosserc1460 grey merchant1542 grosser?1542 forebuyer1558 ingrater1583 market-monger1629 pin-hooker1885 mailer1950 switch dealer1967 1885 Landmark (Statesville, N. Carolina) 27 Mar. The pinhooker usually makes a nice profit on his tobacco at the expense of the farmer. 1931 Soc. Forces 10 296/1 Wide variations in prices..making speculation prevalent and often profitable for ‘Pin Hookers’. 1999 Lancaster (Pa.) New Era (Nexis) 27 Mar. b18 The problem is with ‘pinhookers’, or middlemen, who buy tobacco and then resell it to the tobacco companies at a profit. 2. Chiefly Horse Racing. A person who buys livestock (now esp. a very young racehorse) cheaply, in the expectation of selling it on later at a profit. Cf. pinhooking n. ΚΠ 1962 Salisbury (Maryland) Times 12 July 4/8 The pinhooker persuades the farmer to sell [his livestock] for less than he would get in the ring. 1989 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 23 Oct. 56 Bill Hill..used to be what the Americans call a pinhooker: one who buys weanlings in the hope of turning them over at a profit. 2003 Racing Post (Nexis) 30 Oct. 24 Pinhookers made money to re-invest at the summer's yearling sales. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1885
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