Troak

//tɹoʊk// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Barter; exchange; truck. Scotland, uncountable
  2. 2
    Small wares. Scotland, uncountable
  3. 3
    Familiar intercourse. Scotland, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To barter or trade, especially outside a government monopoly. Scotland

    "What's this for cash your tapster troaks, / That colics and affronts the fowks?"

  2. 2
    To have familiar intercourse. Scotland

    "In those days, when Prince and Adam were my heroes, I had no "troakings" with lassies. "Troakings" came afterwards, and these deserve a whole essay to themselves."

Synonyms

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swapswapswop

Example

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"What's this for cash your tapster troaks, / That colics and affronts the fowks?"

Etymology

From Scots troak.

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