The occupation or business of a merchant; trade.

Productive work, trade, or manufacture. In later use esp.: manufacturing and production carried out on a commercial basis, typically organized on a…

In early use: any regular occupation, profession, or business, esp. when undertaken as a means of making one's living or earning money. In later…

spec. Mechanical or mercantile employment; trade; (also) a skilled handicraft. Obsolete.

A trade, craft.