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tontine
noun as in grab bag
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The last of the celebrated coffee houses of New York bore the name, Tontine coffee house.
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Today the site is occupied by a large modern office building, which still retains the name of Tontine.
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The changing of the Tontine coffee house into a purely mercantile building marked the end of the coffee-house era in New York.
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Tontine insurance is profitable to the few in just the proportion that misfortune shall overtake those who participate in it.
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Still, some companies are making Tontine and Semi-Tontine insurance their specialty.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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