wildcat bank


noun
  1. a bank that issued notes without adequate security in the period before the establishment of the national banking system in 1864.

Origin of wildcat bank

1
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Words Nearby wildcat bank

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How to use wildcat bank in a sentence

  • Well, I can't go back to him and resume, no more'n a wildcat bank.

    Gideon's Band | George W. Cable