troak

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English

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Etymology

From Scots troak, troke (“to barter, truck”), from Middle English trukken, trukien (> English truck), from Old French troquier, of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 239: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "gem" is not valid. See WT:LOL. origin. Compare German Trug (“deceit, trickery, deception”). More at truck.

Pronunciation

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Verb

troak (third-person singular simple present troaks, present participle troaking, simple past and past participle troaked)

  1. (Scotland) To barter or trade, especially outside a government monopoly.
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Noun

troak (uncountable)

  1. (Scotland) Barter; exchange; truck.
  2. (Scotland) Small wares.
  3. (Scotland) Familiar intercourse.

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