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Long Traverse
Fur Trade, Hist.
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(a euphemism for death) See 1931 quote.
Quotations
1924
His shack was burnt, his provisions were taken away, and he was sent on "the long traverse."
1931
This affair was a modification of the old "Longue Traverse," a scheme adopted by the despotic representatives of a big fur company in earlier days, whereby undesirables, such as freetraders, encroaching trappers and others, were captured, their outfit confiscated, and themselves turned loose with a rifle and a few rounds of ammunition, to find their way on foot, hundreds of miles, to the nearest town.