Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Where could I find to bubble is to cheat?
In 1697 Chaloner advised Aubrey Price that:
If [Price] would be ruled by [Chaloner] they would bubble the government, who were the easiest to be cheated of any men in the world.
If [Price] would be ruled by [Chaloner] they would bubble the government, who were the easiest to be cheated of any men in the world.
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I suppose this is a reference to this kind of bubble: http://www.investopedia.com/features/crashes/crashes2.asp
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To bubble: (archaic) To cheat; deceive or impose on; hoodwink; bamboozle.
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