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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.[1840-50, Amer.]
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horse trade — ☆ horse trade n. 1. an exchange of horses 2. any bargaining session marked by shrewd calculation by each side horse trade vi. horse traded, horse trading horse trader n … English World dictionary
horse trade — horse′ trade n. 1) a shrewdly conducted exchange, as of favors or objects, usu. involving close bargaining 2) an exchanging or trading of horses • Etymology: 1840–50, amer. horse′ trade , v.i. trad•ed, trad•ing. horse′ trad er, n … From formal English to slang
horse-trade — v. i. & t. to negotiate with much give and take. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horse-trade — verb negotiate with much give and take • Derivationally related forms: ↑horse trading • Hypernyms: ↑negociate • Verb Frames: Somebody s Sam and Sue horse trade Sam wants to horse t … Useful english dictionary
horse trade — noun the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining) • Syn: ↑horse trading • Hypernyms: ↑barter, ↑swap, ↑swop, ↑trade * * * noun 1. : a swap of horses usually accompanied by … Useful english dictionary
horse trade — {n.} 1. The sale of a horse or the exchange of two horses. * /It was a horse trade in which the owner of the worse animal gave a rifle to make the trade equal./ 2. {informal} A business agreement or bargain arrived at after hard and skillful… … Dictionary of American idioms
horse trade — {n.} 1. The sale of a horse or the exchange of two horses. * /It was a horse trade in which the owner of the worse animal gave a rifle to make the trade equal./ 2. {informal} A business agreement or bargain arrived at after hard and skillful… … Dictionary of American idioms
horse\ trade — noun 1. the sale of a horse or the exchange of two horses. It was a horse trade in which the owner of the worse animal gave a rifle to make the trade equal. 2. informal A business agreement or bargain arrived at after hard and skillful discussion … Словарь американских идиом
horse trade — noun Date: 1846 negotiation accompanied by shrewd bargaining and reciprocal concessions < a political horse trade > • horse trade intransitive verb • horse trader noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
horse-trade — intransitive verb see horse trade … New Collegiate Dictionary
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