1. What does 'town-lot' mean? (--and we needed just two thousands dollars to pull off a fraudulent town-lot scheme in Western Illinois with.)
2. What does 'to rubber' mean in this context? (--and pick up his stick rifle and tiptoe to the mout of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface.)
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Hi, 1. What does 'town-lot' mean? ) I think the meaning is this.
— Clive
Hi, 1.
What does 'town-lot' mean?
) I think the meaning is this.
When the govt.
wants to establish a new town, they divide the land into 'pieces', called 'lots'.
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1. What does 'town-lot' mean? (--and we needed just two thousands dollars to pull off a fraudulent town-lot scheme in Western Illinois with.)
I think the meaning is this. When the govt. wants to establish a new town, they divide the land into 'pieces', called 'lots'. People then buy them. If I sell you a lot that is not mine