(a) the trade in animals' skins; (in quot. 1710) the slave trade; (b) slang the pornography industry; cf. skin game, n. 4.
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释义 | society > trade and finance > specific types of trade > [noun] > trade in skins or furs (5) skin trade1698 (a) the trade in animals' skins; (in quot. 1710) the slave trade; (b) slang the pornography industry; cf. skin game, n. 4. peltry trade1722 fur trade1732 fellmongery1759 The business or practice of processing animal skins, esp. that of removing the wool from sheepskins before tanning. furring1778 The business of collecting furs or hunting furred animals; fur-trading. Also attributive. |
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