curbstoning n. the conducting of (streetside) business without a license, especially automobile sales and formerly real estate; among census-takers, falsifying information about a household. Etymological Note: Both senses of the curbstoning come from the notion that the activity is performed on the street, at the curb. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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