What is to make a small, quick profit by slight fluctuations of the market; -- said of brokers who operate in this way on their own account. [Cant] called?
scalp — To make a small, quick profit by slight fluctuations of the market; -- said of brokers who operate in this way on their own account. [Cant]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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