"curbstoning" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: curbstoning

Filed Under: English

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: One, Steven P. Glusman, a former enumerator and crew chief in Harlem, told of occupied buildings misclassified as vacant and of “curbstoning,” the practice of filling out forms without conducting the required interviews.

Article or Document Title:
“Commerce Secretary Is Told To Testify On Census Count”

Author:
Robert McG.Thomas Jr.

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
New York Times

Publishing Location:
B3

Date of Publication:
Nov. 13, 1980

This cite belongs to a full entry for curbstoning.

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