IGB, noun
- Forms:
- Also I.G.B.
- Origin:
- Initial letters of illicit gold buying (or, rarely, illicit gold buyer).
- Note:
- Cf. IDB.
1. Illicit gold buying. Also attributive.
1893 Poster, Witwatersrand Mine Employees & Mechanics UnionGold Thefts Bill! I.G.B., the shadow of the I.D.B.
1990 J.G. Davis Land God Made in Anger 178Unlicensed dealing in gold is a serious offence in South Africa — IGB.
2. rare. An illicit gold buyer.
1945 N. Devitt People & Places 146A prosecution of the big I.G.B. — illicit gold buyer — is rarely heard of.
Illicit gold buying. Also attributive.
An illicit gold buyer.
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