horse trade

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noun

  1. a shrewdly conducted exchange, as of favors or objects, usually resulting from or accompanied by very close bargaining.

  2. an exchanging or trading of horses.

Origin of horse trade

1
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Other definitions for horse-trade (2 of 2)

horse-trade
[ hawrs-treyd ]
verb (used without object),horse-trad·ed, horse-trad·ing.

  1. to bargain or trade shrewdly.

Origin of horse-trade

2
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30

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