subs. (stock exchange).—In pl. = generic for West African stocks and shares: cf. WESTRALIAN.
1901. Westminster Gazette, 7 Feb., 9. 1. WAFRICANS. One thing beloved in the Stock Exchange is abbreviation; and another is nickname. Kaffirs have been far too long established to lay any claim to the title Safricans, so that there is no danger of the use of the term to clash with WAFRICANS. There is already a WAFRICANA Syndicate, or something of the sort. Thus is the language murdered to the disgust of the purist.
