truck system

truck 1 n . . . the supplying merchants have to demand a great margin of profit on the goods they supply, if they are to make ends meet. While this favours the man who does _not_ pay, it handicaps very seriously the man who does. The whole "truck system" as it is called, is a ruinous one i...

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Other Authors: Memorial University - Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1970
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/76938
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Summary:truck 1 n . . . the supplying merchants have to demand a great margin of profit on the goods they supply, if they are to make ends meet. While this favours the man who does _not_ pay, it handicaps very seriously the man who does. The whole "truck system" as it is called, is a ruinous one in every way. PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story JUN 1970 JH JUN 1970 Used I and Sup Used I Not used truck agent, ~ system, credit system

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