horse traden.
/ˈhɔːs treɪd/, U.S. /ˈhɔrs ˌtreɪd/ Originally North American.
1. The breeding, sale, and purchase of horses. Also: an exchange or trade of horses.
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horse tradec1760
horse-jockeying1783
horse-trading1826
horse-chanting1841
horse-coping1841
coping1864
c1760 R. Wall Diss. Breeding Horses 73 We find by those who have had much concern in the horse trade from Arabia to India and Persia, that the highest priced ones by far, are brought from Arabia- Fælix.
1790 World 27 Jan. In failure of the Horse-Trade which we have lately carried on so well with France—it is said, Russia is now making some engagements with us, in this way, that maybe profitable to us.
1846 Knickerbocker 28 361 He was employed in..an action brought by a man against another for cheating him in a ‘horse-trade’.
1903 A. D. McFaul Ike Glidden in Maine iii. 22 His self-confidence could not admit of a thought that he could be fooled in a horse trade.
2017 Sunday Independent (Ireland) (Nexis) 8 Oct. 6 In the horse trade, much of the money is in flat racing, where top race winners can earn their owners millions in stud fees after retirement.
2. Esp. in political contexts: negotiation characterized by shrewd bargaining and reciprocal concessions; an instance of this. Cf. horse-trading n. 2.Typically used with depreciative connotations.
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1923 N.Y. World 14 June 12/1 It is to be hoped that foreign powers will not be weak enough to consent to such unprincipled horse-trade.
1996 G. Jen Mona in Promised Land (1998) Epil. 297 They figure every marriage involves some horse-trade; at least theirs worked. They don't beat on each other; they pay their bills.
2020 Tampa Bay (Florida) Times (Nexis) 7 Feb. What horse trades are going on between House and Senate leaders that suddenly has this terrible public policy moving?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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