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scaife (iou) and Wall Street (iou)


scaife (iou)



scaife noun. L18.
[Perh. from Dutch schijf (German Scheibe) disc, wheel.]
A thin sharp-edged iron wheel used in some ploughs in place of or in front of the coulter. local. L18.
A revolving wheel used in polishing diamonds. L19.

Wall Street (iou)



Wall Street noun phr. M19.
[A street in New York City where some of the most important US financial institutions are centred.]
The American financial world or money market. Freq. attrib.
Comb.: Wall Street crash Hist. the collapse of the American stock market in October 1929.
Wall Streeter noun a Wall Street financier, esp. one working in the New York stock market L19.
Wall Streetish adjective of or characteristic of Wall Street or its financiers E20.