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trading post

–noun
1. a store established in an unsettled or thinly settled region by a trader or trading company to obtain furs and local products in exchange for supplies, clothing, other goods, or for cash.
2. post 2 (def. 5).

Origin:
1790–1800, Americanism
trading post  
n.  A station or store in a sparsely settled area established by traders to barter supplies for local products.

trading post

See post.

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