trade ((v.))

Fur Trade

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1v.

exchange furs for goods or credit.

Quotations

1723

the Inds. y^t came here last traided this morning.

1835

The Indians brought in some deer & traded a few beaver.

1929

3 cannoes came to the fort and some sayled haing tradded told Beaver into the warehouse.

1951

"Dress up warmly and come see Jimmy trade," suggested John.

2v.

trade out of, obtain (something) from someone by exchanging something of less value than what is received.

1942

After which he traded them out of their fur. . . .