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custom house, customs house n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a government office, esp at a port, where customs are collected and ships cleared for entry Translations custom house n (esp Hist) → Zollamt nt How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Jack McKernon, whose McKernon Group in Brandon and Glens Falls creates custom houses using historically proven designs and green buildings techniques, said the people likely to want a house from them don't worry about mortgages, they pay cash. When you get above that, you'll see more custom houses. This was accomplished by 16 September 1915; and although the terms of this convention provided for the administration of the Haitian customs by American civilian officials, all the principal custom houses of the country had been seized by military force and placed in charge of American Marine officers before the end of August. |
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