DCHP-3

departure

Fur Trade, Hist.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n.

the departure of one or more persons from a post.

See: arrival(def. 1)

Quotations

1967
As a brigade included several hundred horses, the post was a scene of great activity during arrivals and departures.
2n.

a token of friendship, such as a drink of rum or brandy, given to Indian trading parties on their departure from a post.

See: arrival(def. 2)

Quotations

1929 [1930]
At Resolution the [gratuity] system was said to have been abolished in 1922. "Departures" are said to have also disappeared, but there remains the "arrival."