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Traffick
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- 1 Archaic spelling of traffic. alt-of, archaic, uncountable
"Tho' it is evident by our histories, that in many cities in Holland great quantities of manufactures were made, when all the European traffick and navigation was mostly driven by the Easterlings and Hans-Towns, and before fishing, traffick, and freighting of ships were settled in these provinces […]"
- 1 Alternative spelling of traffic (now especially of illegal goods) alt-of, alternative
"Therefore in hopes to defray ſome of the Charges he muſt be at, he bought a Sloop, loaded it with ſeveral ſorts of Goods, wherewith the Tinquineſe uſually trade to the neighbouring Iſlands, and putting fourteen Men on board, whereof three were of the Country, he appointed me Maſter of the Sloop, and gave me power to traffick for two Months, while he tranſacted his Affairs at Tonquin."
Etymology
Use of this spelling for the verb in relation to illegal trafficking is probably influenced by the spelling of the noun trafficking.
Use of this spelling for the verb in relation to illegal trafficking is probably influenced by the spelling of the noun trafficking.
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