John Company Slang DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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See also: Hudson's Bay Company
- 1870  
John Company once owned a very large firm
Extending from sea to sea,
Where he drove his own curs, and traded in furs--
A very rich man was he, was he
A monopolist was he. - 1963  John Company is still--like Johnny Walker--going strong, and the old class guides are getting fewer.