land office

noun

a government office for the transaction of business relating to public lands.

Origin of land office

An Americanism dating back to 1675–85

Words nearby land office

land measure, landmine, Lando, Land of Beulah, Land of Enchantment, land office, land-office business, land of milk and honey, land of Nod, Land of Opportunity, Land of Oz

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Example sentences from the Web for land office

He even had letter heads and envelopes printed as though he might be doing a land-office business in purchasing such commodities.
Phil Bradley's Snow-shoe Trail|Silas K. Boone
The land-office was opened in 1769, and the first actual settler in the valley was Judge Brown.
History of the Early Settlement of the Juniata Valley|U. J. (Uriah James) Jones
The station and land-office were too far away for her to summon assistance from them.
Woven with the Ship|Cyrus Townsend Brady
The land-office for that region is at Alexandria in Douglas County.
The Seat of Empire|Charles Carleton Coffin

“They seem to be doing a land-office business,” observed Walter.
The Motor Girls in the Mountains|Margaret Penrose

British Dictionary definitions for land office

land office

noun

US and Canadian an office that administers the sale of public land

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单词	land office
释义	land office noun a government office for the transaction of business relating to public lands. Origin of land office An Americanism dating back to 1675–85 Words nearby land office land measure, landmine, Lando, Land of Beulah, Land of Enchantment, land office, land-office business, land of milk and honey, land of Nod, Land of Opportunity, Land of Oz Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for land office He even had letter heads and envelopes printed as though he might be doing a land-office business in purchasing such commodities. Phil Bradley's Snow-shoe Trail\|Silas K. Boone The land-office was opened in 1769, and the first actual settler in the valley was Judge Brown. History of the Early Settlement of the Juniata Valley\|U. J. (Uriah James) Jones The station and land-office were too far away for her to summon assistance from them. Woven with the Ship\|Cyrus Townsend Brady The land-office for that region is at Alexandria in Douglas County. The Seat of Empire\|Charles Carleton Coffin “They seem to be doing a land-office business,” observed Walter. The Motor Girls in the Mountains\|Margaret Penrose British Dictionary definitions for land office land office noun US and Canadian an office that administers the sale of public land Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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