| 单词 | wool jobbing |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswool jobbing wool jobbing n. now historical the practice of buying and reselling wool for profit. ΚΠ 1606 R. Bowyer Diary 1 May in Parl. Diary (1931) 141 Sir Edw[ard] Hobby brought his Councell to the Barr to shew Cause why certaine Letters Patents made unto him for Wooll jobbing and brogging, should be no Grievance. 1753 J. Smith Rev. Manufacturer's Complaint against Wool Grower II. 25 The business of Wool Jobbing is a Matter of Dispute in this Kingdom, old as the Manufacture itself. 1829 S. Gibbon Recoll. 18 Foolish Denis Kelly and his wool-jobbing at Ballinasloe. 2005 J. A. Stratton & L. H. Mannix Mind & Hand vii. 142 He proved to be an avid salesman for a wool-jobbing firm. < as lemmas |
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