Stand treat

"Stand treat" in a Sentence (2 examples)

Is "standing treat" a sale of liquor? Certainly to the "treator," but is it a sale to the "treatee"?

An ordinary Australian of the locality would have […] said Yes or No to the price asked, and, as a preliminary to doing business, would have stood the needy seller treat. Mark had to stand treat himself, and had to take Jock out to inspect the plant.

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