Catchword for “curbstoner”
Catchword: curbstoner
Filed Under: English, Automobiles & Transportation
Part of Speech: n.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: Wholesalers prefer the state would turn its effort instead to putting so-called “curbstoners” out of business. Those are unlicensed hobbyists who park collections of used cars in vacant lots along the roadside and sell them in defiance of the law.
Article or Document Title:
“Going for good deals on wheels”
“Going for good deals on wheels”
Author:
Mark Albright
Mark Albright
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
St. Petersburg Times
St. Petersburg Times
Publishing Location:
Florida
Florida
Date of Publication:
Feb. 8, 1988
Feb. 8, 1988
Page Number:
15E
15E
This cite belongs to a full entry for curbstoning.
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