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corn exchange

British  

noun

  1. a building where corn is bought and sold

"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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Several chambers stood on the west of the hall, one of which was another fine hall, probably used as a corn exchange.

From English Villages by P. H. (Peter Hampson) Ditchfield

Their duties are the supervision and general management of the communal trade and industry, such as tramways, gas-works, water-supply, slaughter-houses, electrical supply, corn exchange, public parks and public gardens, hothouses and plantations, etc.

From Dutch Life in Town and Country by P. M. Hough

There is a corn exchange and the agricultural trade is considerable; brushes and matting are manufactured.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various

There are a town hall, corn exchange, and grammar school founded in 1566.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

Other important buildings are the town hall, mansion house, free library and art school, corn exchange and markets.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various

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