e/Hostmen of Newcastle upon Tyne

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has gloss	eng: The Hostmen of Newcastle upon Tyne were a cartel of businessmen who formed a monopoly to control the export of coal from the River Tyne in North East England. They were so known from the medieval practice of "hosting", whereby local businessmen provided visiting merchants with accommodation and introduced them to local traders. The Hostmen acted as middlemen with whom the coal producers and those who shipped the coal to London and elsewhere were forced to deal.
lexicalization	eng: Hostmen of newcastle upon tyne
lexicalization	eng: Hostmen of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
instance of	e/Cartel