troak

English

From Scots troak, troke (“to barter, truck”), from Middle English trukken, trukien (> English truck), from Old French troquier, of Germanic origin. Compare German Trug (“deceit, trickery, deception”). More at truck.

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

To barter or trade, especially outside a government monopoly.
- 1885, anonymous, “A REMARKABLE WELL”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, Waikato Times:
  The trade of Greenland is a strict monopoly of the Danish Government, and accordingly the Government puts a cheek upon any trading or fishing within a certain distance of the coast. It does not, however, prohibit the sale of small articles not used in their trade, here commences a curious traffic with the natives, known to the Scottish whalers under the name of "troaking".
- 1755 May 9, Allan Ramsay, Blyth‎, The Edinburgh magazine, or Literary miscellany, page 40:
  For living are obliged to rub thro' to fend by troaking, buying, felling, the profit's aft no worth the telling.

exchange goods or services without involving money

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