单词 | provision pit |
释义 | > as lemmasprovision pit provision pit n. U.S. the part of an exchange in which trading in provisions takes place (now rare). ΚΠ 1884 Chicago Tribune 3 Feb. 15/4 A large proportion of the brokers who..poured into the big room, rushed immediately to the provision pit. a1902 F. Norris Pit (1903) 272 Over in the provision pit, trading ceased for the moment, and all heads were turned towards the commotion of the wheat traders. 1919 Jrnl. Biblical Lit 38 146 We call the part of the floor of an exchange where a special kind of business is carried on a pit: we speak of a grain-pit or a provision-pit. < as lemmas |
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