Puts And Calls
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
See "Gambling Contract."
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
As used in a board of brokers, a “put” is defined to be a privilege of delivering or not delivering the grain, and a “call” is a privilege of calling or not calling for the grain. Pixley v. Boynton, 79 111. 353. See Option.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A "put" in the language of the grain or stock market is a privilege of delivering or not delivering the subject-matter of the sale; and a "call" is a privilege of calling or not calling for it Pixley v. Boynton, 79 III. 351.