curbstoning
n.— «One, Steven P. Glusman, a former enumerator and crew chief in Harlem, told of occupied buildings misclassified as vacant and of “curbstoning,” the practice of filling out forms without conducting the required interviews.» —“Commerce Secretary Is Told To Testify On Census Count” by Robert McG.Thomas Jr. New York Times (B3) Nov. 13, 1980. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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