Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mercantile house that buys in bulk from the importer or manufacturer and sells to the retailer.
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Examples
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The second man was a slender dandified fellow of middle age who sold shoes for a Philadelphia jobbing-house.
Marching Men Sherwood Anderson 1908
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Claflin, Mellen, and Co., the second dry-goods jobbing-house in the United
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"If the place of salesman in a large jobbing-house would meet your views, I believe I can manage it for you."
The Good Time Coming 1847
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"If the place of salesman in a large jobbing-house would meet your views, I believe I can manage it for you."
The Good Time Coming 1847
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"If the place of salesman in a large jobbing-house would meet your views, I believe I can manage it for you."
The Good Time Coming 1847
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